Written question asked by James McMurdock (Independent (affiliation)) on Friday, 15 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 May 2026. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Thursday, 11 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Pets: Veterinary Services

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to implement the recommendations contained in the Competition and Market Authority’s final report into veterinary services for household pets.

Answer: This Government thanks the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for their hard work in delivering the market investigation into veterinary services for household pets. Many of the recommendations raised by the CMA requiring legislative change were covered in Defra’s consultation into the reform to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (VSA). This Government shall release a response to the CMA’s market investigation and the consultation on the reforms to the VSA in due course.

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