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House of Commons · Written Corrections · 3 Sep 2026 · 3 speeches · Official Report
Community Pharmacies The following extract is from the debate on Community Pharmacies on 2 June 2026.
We are also witnessing troubling behaviour in the sector. Some large corporate pharmacy chains are redirecting patients to independent pharmacies for medicines that are above tariff, incorrectly stating that those medicines are unavailable when in reality they are unwilling to supply them because of the financial loss involved. [ Official Report, 2 June 2026; Vol. 786, c. 93WH.] Written correction submitted by the hon. Member for St Ives (Andrew George):
We are also witnessing troubling behaviour in the sector. Allegations have been put to me that s ome large corporate pharmacy chains are redirecting patients to independent pharmacies for medicines that are above tariff, incorrectly stating that those medicines are unavailable when in reality they are unwilling to supply them because of the financial loss involved.