Question follow-through · 112148
Veterinary Services: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Written Ministerial Statement HCWS1281 of 28 January 2026 on reform to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, what timeline the Government has set for the consultation, re
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 26 Feb 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Written Ministerial Statement HCWS1281 of 28 January 2026 on reform to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, what timeline the Government has set for the consultation, re
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Feb 2026
Answer published
The consultation on reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 opened on 28 January and is due to close on 25 March. Defra will analyse the responses and aim to reply within 12 weeks of the consultation closing, with subsequent legislation depending on pa...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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