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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many veterinarians were practising in the UK in each year since 2010.

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons monitor the levels of veterinary surgeons registered to practice in the UK on a twice daily basis. The number of veterinary surgeons registered in the UK has gradually risen from 17,260 to 28,643 from March 2010 to October 2022. An annual breakdown can be found on the Royal College’s website (www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/publications/).

The number of veterinary surgeons registered in the UK with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has risen from 17,260 to 28,643 as of October 2022: