Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 89387

Veterinary Services: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist PartyEast Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is he taking to ensure that veterinary medicine supply via suitably qualified persons to Northern Ireland will continue on the same basis as now from 1 January 2026.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Suitably Qualified Persons (SQPs) are unique to the UK, and the Government is committed to supporting them and the vital role they play in supporting the UK’s farming and companion animal sectors. Continued access to veterinary medicines for Northern Irel...

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