Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN HL1633

Pharmacy: Closures

Tabled: 3 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Merron on 1 July (HL Deb cols 1032–34), what data the Department of Health and Social Care collects on the reasons for pharmacy closures.

Answer

Pharmacies are private businesses and may open or close for a range of reasons. Therefore, while the Department monitors closures within the sector, there is no reliable source of data on the specific reasons for pharmacy closures.However, access to pharm...

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