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Veterinary Services: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Competition and Market Authority’s final report of March 26th 2026, what Impact Assessment the Department has undertaken on the veterinary market reforms; and wha
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 13 Apr 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Competition and Market Authority’s final report of March 26th 2026, what Impact Assessment the Department has undertaken on the veterinary market reforms; and wha
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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13 Apr 2026
Answer published
Defra welcomes the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA’s) investigation into the veterinary market for household pets and the publication of its final report on 24 March. Defra will consider the findings alongside the responses to the public consultat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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