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Pharmacy: Business Rates

Commons · Question 113205 · Tabled 12 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending business rates relief to community pharmacies.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 23 Feb 2026

The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral part of the fabric of our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.In the Autumn Budget 2025,...