Veterinary Services: Regulation
Commons · Question 112150 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to HCWS1281 on reform to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, what plans she has to regulate veterinary and animal healthcare businesses; how price transparency and consume
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 18 Feb 2026
Under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is currently unable to regulate businesses. Defra’s consultation on reform of this Act, released on 28 January, proposes that all veterinary and animal health businesses (tho...