Question follow-through · 6539
Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of commissioning a national review of governance arrangements for changes to NHS pharmaceutical lists.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 3 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jun 2026 · 26 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
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- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
3 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of commissioning a national review of governance arrangements for changes to NHS pharmaceutical lists.
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jun 2026
Answer published
Under Part 9, regulation 67 of the NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013, pharmacy owners must give notice before permanently closing premises. Contractors providing at least 40 core opening hours a week must give a minim...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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2 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS trusts are required or incentivised to prioritise digital communication where appropriate; whether a national digital-first policy exists; and what Government arrangements are in place
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Health Services
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what work her department is doing to improve treatment and support for people with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.