Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112149

Veterinary Services: Regulation

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

ConservativeAldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to HCWS1281 of 28 January 2026 on reform to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of allowing veterinary nurs

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Registered Veterinary Nurses are highly qualified and are regulated by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Any work they do will remain within their competencies though some tasks that veterinary nurses regularly do now, may no longer need a veterin...

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