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Veterinary Medicine: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of training opportunities for vets.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
20 May 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of training opportunities for vets.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 May 2026

    Answer published

    Defra officials have been working on strategies to ensure an adequate supply of veterinary surgeons across government and the wider sector, including the development of training programmes and working alongside veterinary schools. This is combined with en...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Fertilisers: Prices

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Fertilisers: Regulation

18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the current status is of her Department’s consultation on fertiliser regulation, and when its conclusions are expected to be published.

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Fertilisers: Supply Chains

18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of disruption to fertiliser supply chains through the Strait of Hormuz on UK food production for the 2027 harvest.