Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency Debate
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Caroline Spelman
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Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency
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The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mrs Caroline Spelman)
Today I am publishing the framework document for the new Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) being created on 1 April by the merger of two existing Executive agencies, Animal Health and the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) which I announced on 29 June 2010.
The new agency will be an Executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with the same remit as its predecessor bodies. In addition to its UK role and commercial activities it will help deliver the animal health and welfare strategy (GB) through regulatory and advisory activities and the provision of excellent science.
Copies of the framework have been made available in the Libraries of both Houses and it will also be placed on the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency’s website.