Written questions

Pharmacy: Employers' Contributions

Commons · Question 36155 · Tabled 6 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of increased National Insurance contributions on pharmacies.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 11 Mar 2025

We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget, and this enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26.The e...