Written question asked by Alicia Kearns (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 April 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 April 2025. It was answered by Daniel Zeichner (Labour) on Monday, 12 May 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment on the effectiveness of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate since it removed the ability to submit reports online.

Answer

The provision of a Web reporting route for suspected adverse event cases to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is not mandatory and, therefore, its suspension does not affect the VMD’s approach to assessment.

Reporting of adverse events continues directly through the adverse.events@vmd.gov.uk mailbox for non-authorised veterinary medicinal products or for authorised products should the reporter be unable to report directly to the Marketing Authorisation Holder.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 47808
Session: 2024-26
Subjects: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

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