Veterinary Medicine: Export Health Certificates
Commons · Question 27507 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 18 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of Official Veterinarians currently undertaking export certification on a full-time basis.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 18 Sep 2026
The UK is currently negotiating an SPS Agreement with the EU. These negotiations are at an advanced stage and expected to remove the requirement for Export Health Certificates. The Agreement will have implications for Official Veterinarians undertaking...