Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 20 December 2024 (HL3387), what secretarial support is being provided to the Veterinary Medicines Working Group set up in relation to the implementation of the Windsor Framework; whether any report or correspondence has yet been issued by the group; and whether there is any timetable for the group to reach conclusions.

Officials in the Cabinet Office, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate act as the secretariat, supporting the organisation of the Working Group and preparing papers for the Group’s consideration.

The Veterinary Medicines Working Group advises the Government on an ongoing basis, recognising the urgency of the issue, and is therefore not expected to deliver a report or conclusion by a particular date. Their expert advice plays a vital role in shaping the Government’s work on this matter. The next meeting is scheduled for early March.