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Pharmacy: Finance

Commons · Question 109097 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 4 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure additional funding for community pharmacies to meet demand.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 4 Feb 2026

Funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework increased to £3.073 billion for 2025/2026. This represented the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service, over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26. This shows a first ste...