Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 128049

Pharmacy: Contracts

Tabled: 17 April 2026

Answered: 22 April 2026

Named Day

Question

Mary Glindon

Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on negotiating the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework for 2026/27.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

In 2025/26, funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework was increased to £3.1 billion. This represented the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service at the time, over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26.The Departm...

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