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Veterinary Services

Asked by Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 19 September 2025UIN 71088

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department offers to (a) independent and (b) not-for-profit veterinary practices.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Veterinary practices are private entities and therefore not directly supported by Defra. The Competition and Market Authority is conducting a market investigation into the provision of veterinary services for household pets. Defra will consider any remedies they propose in due course.

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