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Veterinary Services: Recruitment and Training

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Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UIN 92115, tabled on 21 November 2022

Question

Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Democratic Unionist Party
Lagan Valley
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total cost to the public purse has been of recruiting and training veterinarians to fulfil the requirements of the Northern Ireland Protocol since 1 January 2020.

Answer

Mark Spencer
Conservative
Sherwood
Commons

Answered on

28 November 2022

DAERA reported in August 2022 that a total of £15.3 million capital, £16.4 million resource and £1.7 million depreciation has been expended on the provision of the infrastructure, IT systems and personnel for the work necessary to carry out the required SPS checks at Northern Ireland's Points of Entry as a result of the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

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