Question follow-through · 26855
Veterinary Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the report entitled Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Recommendations for future veterinary
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 28 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 3 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the report entitled Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Recommendations for future veterinary
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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3 Feb 2025
Answer published
The department acknowledges the calls from the veterinary sector to update the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966. Defra is actively engaging with stakeholders, including the RCVS, to explore how legislation can best address the needs of the profession and publ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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