Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112036

Pharmacy

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 12 February 2026

Question

Helen Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support community pharmacies from the potential impact of changes to the living wage, national insurance and business rates.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.In 2025/26, funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework has been increa...

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