Question follow-through · 36163
Foot and Mouth Disease: Veterinary Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of (a) veterinarians, (b) veterinary technicians and (c) other veterinary experts to manage potential future
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 6 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 19 Mar 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of (a) veterinarians, (b) veterinary technicians and (c) other veterinary experts to manage potential future
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Mar 2025
Answer published
Defra and APHA appreciates the incredibly valuable work completed by veterinarians, technicians, and support staff, recognising their essential roles in achieving our ambitious goals of upholding high standards of animal welfare, supporting trade, and saf...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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