Veterinary Services: Northern Ireland
Commons · Question 89387 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is he taking to ensure that veterinary medicine supply via suitably qualified persons to Northern Ireland will continue on the same basis as now from 1 January 2026.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 18 Nov 2025
Suitably Qualified Persons (SQPs) are unique to the UK, and the Government is committed to supporting them and the vital role they play in supporting the UK’s farming and companion animal sectors. Continued access to veterinary medicines for Northern Irel...