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Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to stabilise drug pricing for community pharmacies.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
19 Jan 2026
Answer
23 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to stabilise drug pricing for community pharmacies.

  2. 19 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Pharmacies are an integral part of our communities. They are an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly skilled healthcare professionals. As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we want pharmacies to play a bigger r...

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