Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2023 to Question 189127 on Dogs: Animal Breeding, whether the Government plans to amend the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 in addition to- Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.

In respect of canine fertility clinics, there is currently no timetable to amend the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.