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Veterinary Services: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 96091 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is her policy to provide full access to veterinary medicines for Northern Ireland via the Veterinary Medicines Internal Market Scheme from 1 January 2026.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 9 Dec 2025

The Veterinary Medicine Internal Market Scheme allows for products from Great Britain (GB), that are not vaccines, to be moved without the need for a Special Import Certificate, respecting Northern Ireland’s integral part in the UK’s internal market. The ...