Veterinary Products Committee Debate
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David Heath
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Veterinary Products Committee
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The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mr David Heath)
Today I am announcing the triennial review of the Veterinary Products Committee (VPC). The VPC is an advisory non-departmental public body (NDPB) sponsored by DEFRA which advises the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), which acts on behalf of the Secretary of State on veterinary medicines.
Triennial reviews of NDPBs are part of the Government’s commitment to ensuring accountability in public life.
The work for this review will begin in April 2013 and will be conducted in accordance with Government guidance for reviewing NDPBs. I will announce the findings of the review later in the year.
Further information on the review is available on DEFRA’s website http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/with/ndpb-review/.