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Export Health Certificates: Fees and Charges

Asked by Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 12 May 2025UIN 49603

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a cap on the fees charged by veterinary practices for issuing Animal Health Certificates.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

All fees set by veterinary surgeons or veterinary practices are a private matter between individual practices and their clients. Neither the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the UK regulator of the veterinary profession, nor Defra intervene in the level of fees that are charged.

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