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P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

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Meeting: 16/03/2026 - Petitions Committee (Item 4.1)

4.1 P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

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Meeting: 08/12/2025 - Petitions Committee (Item 4)

4 P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

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Minutes:

Members noted the paper.

Meeting: 03/12/2025 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 3)

3 Petition P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

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Meeting: 20/11/2024 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Petition P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

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Meeting: 14/11/2024 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Petition P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

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Meeting: 14/10/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

3 P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the petition and noted the recent correspondence received from the petitioner, academics and Cats Matter.

 

The Chair also drew Members’ attention to information received from Unite concerning the situation with Valley Vets.

 

Members thanked the petitioner for the work done on this issue and agreed to keep a watching brief on the petition pending the conclusion of the Competition and Markets Authority inquiry, which is expected to conclude in May 2025.

 

The Committee also noted the petitioner’s request that the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee consider an inquiry on the matter within its forward work programme, and agreed to write to the Chair of the Committee to pass on the request.

Meeting: 08/07/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

3 P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

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The Committee agreed to write to the Competition and Markets Authority to outline the petition, highlight the evidence it had gathered and to seek confirmation that they will consider the evidence in their deliberations.

Meeting: 10/06/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 5)

5 P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

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The papers were note.

 

 

Meeting: 20/05/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 5)

Evidence session: Panel 2 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

Caroline Allen, Chief Veterinary officer at RSPCA Cymru

 

Carlie Power, Cats Matter

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The Committee heard evidence from Caroline Allen, Chief Veterinary officer at RSPCA Cymru and Carlie Power from Cats Matter.

Meeting: 20/05/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 7)

Discussion of evidence - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

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Members discussed the evidence sessions.

Meeting: 20/05/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 2)

2 Evidence session: Panel 1 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

Dr Sue Paterson, President of the Royal College of Veterinary  Surgeons (RCVS)

Dr Julia Mewes, The Mewes Vets

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The Committee heard evidence from Dr Sue Paterson, President of the Royal College of Veterinary  Surgeons and Dr Julia Mewes, from the Mewes Vets.

Meeting: 03/07/2023 - Petitions Committee (Item 4)

4 P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

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Minutes:

The Chair gave an overview of the recent event held in the Senedd by the petitioner on 21 June.

 

Members considered the petition and noted that while there is support on Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee for an inquiry into veterinary services in Wales, it is not currently on their forward work plan, so unlikely to take place in the next two terms.

 

In light of this the Committee agreed to conduct a one day inquiry in the Autumn term inviting the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and representatives of the industry to give evidence. Members noted that a short inquiry on the petition would still leave open the possibility of more detailed work by the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee at a later stage and when they have the capacity to do so.

Meeting: 12/01/2023 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter to the Chair of the Petitions Committee

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Meeting: 09/01/2023 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

3 P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the petition and requested that officials prepare a scoping paper on how the Committee could support the petitioner’s upcoming event in the Senedd on the challenges that the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Cymru presents.

Meeting: 09/11/2022 - Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee

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Meeting: 17/10/2022 - Petitions Committee (Item 2)

2 P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales

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The Committee considered the petition and agreed to notify the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee of the petition and ask what plans they have in place to look at the issue as part of their forward work programme, particularly in relation to standards of animal care.

 

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