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Veterinary Services: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department will assess the potential impacts of the (a) Veterinary Medicines Internal Market Scheme and (b) Veterinary Medicines Health Situations Scheme on the agri-food s

answeredJim AllisterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
17 Nov 2025
Answer
24 Nov 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department will assess the potential impacts of the (a) Veterinary Medicines Internal Market Scheme and (b) Veterinary Medicines Health Situations Scheme on the agri-food s

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    We are confident in the two schemes being introduced by the Government and will continue to closely monitor the situation over the upcoming year and beyond. After extensive stakeholder engagement, our current assessment is that there will be minimal disru...

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