Pharmacy: Closures
2026-07-02 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL1633 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Merron on 1 July (HL Deb cols 1032-34), what data the Department of Health and Social Care collects on the reasons for pharmacy closures.
Answer
Pharmacies are private businesses and may open or close for a range of reasons. Therefore, while the Department monitors closures within the sector, there is no reliable source of data on the specific reasons for pharmacy closures.However, access to pharm...