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Pharmacy: Contracts

Commons · Question 128049 · Tabled 17 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2026

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Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on negotiating the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework for 2026/27.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 22 Apr 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.The Departm...