Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 903949

Pharmacy: Rural Areas

Tabled: 30 April 2025

Answered: 8 May 2025

Named Day

Question

Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide sustainable funding for rural pharmacies.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

We have increased the core funding for community pharmacy to £3.1billon pounds in 2025/26 and increased the commissioning of additional services like Pharmacy First. We have maintained the Pharmacy Access scheme that provides £19m to support pharmacies i...

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