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Contraceptives

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to make the morning-after pill free at pharmacies in (a) Staffordshire and (b) England.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
22 Apr 2025
Target answer date
24 Apr 2025
Answer
24 Apr 2025 · 2 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to make the morning-after pill free at pharmacies in (a) Staffordshire and (b) England.

  2. 24 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Department is currently planning to expand the Pharmacy Contraception Service to include the supply of emergency hormonal contraception from October 2025. This means women will have access to the ‘morning-after pill’ free of charge at pharmacies on th...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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