Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 76890
Pharmacy
Tabled: 12 September 2025
Answered: 25 September 2025
Question
Ian Roome
Liberal Democrat — North Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications for additional pharmacies were declined following a pharmaceutical needs assessment that identified a lack of need in each of the last five years.
Answer
Stephen KinnockDecisions on applications to open a new pharmacy are delegated from NHS England to National Health Service integrated care boards, and the Department does not hold data on how many applications were rejected or the reasons for these rejections. If a pharm...
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