Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112150
Veterinary Services: Regulation
Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 18 February 2026
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to HCWS1281 on reform to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, what plans she has to regulate veterinary and animal healthcare businesses; how price transparency and consume
Answer
Dame Angela EagleUnder the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is currently unable to regulate businesses. Defra’s consultation on reform of this Act, released on 28 January, proposes that all veterinary and animal health businesses (tho...
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