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Veterinary Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing price regulation for veterinary services.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
30 Aug 2024
Target answer date
3 Sept 2024
Answer
6 Sept 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Aug 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing price regulation for veterinary services.

  2. 3 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The Competition and Markets Authority, which is independent from Defra, is currently undertaking a market investigation into veterinary services, and Defra will review any recommendations that are made by the CMA when their process concludes in 2025.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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Public Lavatories: Men

27 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to increase the provision of sanitary bins in male (a) public and (b) workplace toilets.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Public Lavatories: Men

27 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that sanitary disposal bins are placed in men's (a) public and (b) workplace toilets.