FOI2025/00242 - Medical Agency spend
Published 5 February 2026
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1. FOI2025/00242 Request
I am writing to request a detailed breakdown of Medical Agency spend for the following periods:
* 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025
* 1st April 2025 – 31st October 2025
Please provide the data in Excel format, including the following details for each month:
- By grade, specialty, and sub-specialty
- For each hospital
- Split by framework and non-framework agencies
2. Our reply
The Veterinary Products Committee (VPC) is an independent advisory body providing scientific advice on veterinary medicinal products to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD).
The VMD is a UK government agency that regulates veterinary medicines to protect animal health, public health, environment.
They are not medical agencies and therefore do not hold the information requested.