Written questions

Veterinary Services: Drugs

Commons · Question 106580 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 29 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Alex Sobel

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative estimate her Department has made of the cost of (a) veterinary medicines and (b) equivalent human medicines.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 29 Jan 2026

Veterinary medicine is a private service, including the prescription and supply of veterinary medicines. The Government does not regulate the cost of medicines and pricing structures are not subject to legislative controls. The costs of veterinary medicin...