Pharmacy: Business Rates and Employers' Contributions
Commons · Question 112414 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to mitigate the impact of upcoming living wage, national insurance and business rates changes on community pharmacies.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 23 Feb 2026
The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.In 2025/26 funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework has been increas...