Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 77616

Drugs: Finance

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Dr Luke Evans

ConservativeHinckley and Bosworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the medicines margin and clawback system in accounting for local variations in prescribing habits.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
In reaching a settlement for the 2025/26 Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), detailed discussions were had with Community Pharmacy England (CPE), the representative body of pharmacy contractors, which included the medicine margin arrangements...

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