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Veterinary Services: Northern Ireland

Asked by Carla LockhartDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 26 November 2025UIN 92108

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure cross-departmental decision-making between the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, the Departme

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Cross-departmental decision-making arrangements are an internal Government matter.

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