Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 84875

Contraceptives: Pharmacy

Tabled: 23 October 2025

Answered: 12 November 2025

Question

Sadik Al-Hassan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to monitor the provision of emergency hormonal contraception under Patient Group Directive as part of the Pharmacy Contraception and Pharmacy First Services.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS), under which community pharmacists can initiate and manage the supply of oral contraception, was due to expand to allow the supply of emergency hormonal contraception on 29 October 2025.The number of pharmacies reg...

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