Pharmacy: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 120783 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional support to rural community pharmacies to mitigate the potential impact of increases in costs, including for (a) wages, (b) energy, (c) business rates and (d)
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 Mar 2026
In 2025/26 funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework was increased to £3.1 billion. This represented the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service at the time, over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26. This includ...