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35% of veterinary products ‘at risk of discontinuation in Northern Ireland’

Source: PA Archive

An estimated 35% of veterinary products are at risk of discontinuation in Northern Ireland following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, a House of Lords committee has heard.

That figure has dropped from 51% last year following discussions with stakeholders, a senior Defra official said.

The House of Lords Windsor Framework Sub-Committee heard from Northern Ireland Minister Steve Baker as well as two officials on Wednesday during its examination of veterinary medicines and the framework.

Mr Baker has also taken looking at the implementation of the Windsor Framework, an update to the Northern Ireland Protocol deal on post-Brexit trade arrangements between the region and the rest of the UK.

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