Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 88122

Pharmacy: Newbury

Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 13 November 2025

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of late-night pharmacy provision in Newbury constituency.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Local authority health and wellbeing boards have a statutory responsibility to assess if local provision, including pharmacies’ opening hours, is adequate to meet local needs for pharmaceutical services and to publish their assessments every three years.