FOI release
VMD FOI requests received between 1 July and 31 December 2017
Published 4 January 2018
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1. Requests for information about certain veterinary medicinal products
| ATI reference number | Subject |
|---|---|
| ATI477 | Request for information on how many vaccines were distributed in 2016 for Nobivac Myxo-RHD lyophilisate and solvent for suspension for injection for rabbits - as Nobivac Myxo-RHD is the only Myxomatosis containing vaccine currently authorised for use in rabbits the VMD did not disclose commercially sensitive details under Section 43 of the FOIA |
| ATI479 | Request for information on the use of Praziquantel as a treatment for fish and discharge into the water environment and the Dawnfresh fish farm |
| ATI483 | Request for information on whether the assessment of environmental risks for Alonate-P 400 mg/g Oral Paste for Horses and Ponies was concluded in Phase I, if so at what step of the decision tree; and for details of the environmental data assessed by VMD and to what extent they confirm environmental safety of the product |
| ATI488 | Request for information regarding the environmental fate and effects of the active substance praziquantel |
| ATI492 | Request for information on Mamyzin 269.5mg/ml - Vm 00015/4062 |
| ATI493 | Request for information on Slice (Emamectin benzoate) the VMD held since 1 September 2017 – the VMD did not release this information under EIR Reg 12(4)(d), which relates to unfinished documents or incomplete data |
| ATI494 | Request for information about DT50 endpoints in soil for paracetamol |
| ATI502 | Request for certain information relating to Ectosan and CleanTreat during 2017 [the VMD does not hold this information] |
2. Requests for information relating to the work of our Enforcement Team
| ATI reference number | Subject |
|---|---|
| ATI476 | Request for information on the name of the entity that initially raised a complaint against Aspen Animal Health Ltd – the VMD did not disclose this information under Section 30, which is concerned primarily with preserving the integrity of certain proceedings and investigations that public authorities have the power or duty to conduct |
| ATI478 | Request for information following up ATI473 relating to ‘Specials’ manufacturing |
| ATI495 | Request for information of any thefts of controlled drugs across the country from Veterinary Practices, Animal Charities, Universities – the VMD does not hold this information |
| ATI496 | Request for information as follows: |
| A copy of any application and supporting documents received by the VMD from Bova Specials UK Limited (BOVA) for an Animal Test Certificate (ATC) in relation to Pergolide; [the VMD does not hold this information] | |
| A copy of any ATC granted by the VMD to BOVA in respect of Pergolide and the assessment of such application; [the VMD does not hold this information] | |
| Any application and supporting documents received by the VMD for an ATC in relation to Pergolide, irrespective of the applicant; [the VMD does not hold this information] | |
| A copy of any ATC granted by the VMD in respect of Pergolide and the assessment of such application; and [the VMD does not hold this information] | |
| Any correspondence that the VMD has had with the Home Office regarding a matter that would fall under the Animals(Scientific Procedures Act) 1986 (as amended) in relation to Pergolide paste [the VMD does not hold this information] | |
| ATI497 | Request for information relating to the VMD’s policy of making domain suspension requests to Nominet |
3. Requests about our information and communications technology (ICT) arrangements
| ATI reference number | Subject |
|---|---|
| ATI481 | Request for information on ICT contracts for Server Hardware Maintenance, Server Virtualisation Licenses and Maintenance and Storage Area Network (SAN) Maintenance/Support [the VMD does not release personal information] |
| ATI489 | Request for information relating to the organisations internal ICT plans and strategies |
| ATI499 | Request for: |
| a list of the 500 most accessed websites – in terms of pages views (or however you record this) – on computers over the past 12 months (December 2016 to December 2017) [the VMD does not hold this information] | |
| the URL of the website and number of times it has been accessed by computers on the network [the VMD does not hold this information] | |
| ATI503 | Request for information on telephony and networks |
4. Requests for Pharmacovigilance information
| ATI reference number | Subject |
|---|---|
| ATI482 | Request for information about the number of adverse events reported for Bravecto (tick and flea treatment for dogs, chewable tablets) since the drug was brought to market and any further details such as total for each breed and sex |
| ATI491 | Request for information on sales of griseofullvin - which can be used to treat ringworm in horses/cattle |
| ATI500 | Request for sales data for Diclazuril |
5. Requests for Corporate information
| ATI reference number | Subject |
|---|---|
| ATI486 | Request for information about recruitment [Defra replied and included VMD in its reply] |
| ATI498 | Request for certain information relating to what agreements the organisation has around General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance services [VMD does not have any agreements around GDPR compliance services and therefore does not hold this information] |
6. Requests for information about the Veterinary Products Committee (VPC)
| ATI reference number | Subject |
|---|---|
| ATI480 | Request for information on the person who leads and is responsible for IT & Information Security and who is responsible for the compliance of GDPR [the VPC does not have such people] |
| ATI487 | Request for information about subject access requests made to the VPC [the VPC does not have such requests] |
7. Request for certain information relating to residues
| ATI reference number | Subject |
|---|---|
| ATI485 | Request for details of the number of milk samples tested for anti-biotic and other veterinary medicines residues in Great Britain in from 2014 to date - we publish all of our results of samples tested under the National Surveillance Scheme on GOV.UK |
| ATI501 | Request for certain information relating to testing of red grouse for veterinary residues |
8. Request for information relating to the work of our Antimicrobial Resistance Team
| ATI reference number | Subject |
|---|---|
| ATI484 | Request for information of confirmed cases of Livestock Associated (LA) MRSA detected in England, Scotland and Wales from 2012 to date |
| ATI490 | Request for information on: |
| sales of lincosamides in kg of active ingredient in 2016. | |
| sales of antiprotozoals, including coccidiostats, providing data on ionophores and non-ionophore coccidiostats separately, in tonnes of active ingredient in 2016 |