Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 86559

Pharmacy

Tabled: 29 October 2025

Answered: 5 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the optimum number of pharmacies and (b) areas where there is an oversupply of pharmacies.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Community pharmacies are private businesses that provide National Health Service funded services.There were 10,402 community pharmacies on 30 September 2025. In general, despite a reduction in the number of pharmacies in recent years, patient access to ph...

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