Written questions

Veterinary Services: Prices

Commons · Question 108776 · Tabled 27 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase transparency of the prices of veterinary bills.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 3 Feb 2026

Defra has not made a recent assessment of veterinary bills however it welcomes the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA’s) market investigation into veterinary services for household pets. The CMA has made provisional recommendations to make veterinar...