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Veterinary Services: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 88165 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 12 Nov 2025

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Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 27 of her Department's policy paper entitled Protecting Animal Health: The The Government’s Approach to Veterinary Medicines in Northern Ireland, updated on

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 12 Nov 2025

The Veterinary Medicines Internal Market Scheme (VMIMS) builds on the existing cascade system that is well known to vets. It removes the requirement for a Special Import Certificate for products sourced from Great Britain under the cascade that are not va...