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Pharmacy: Newbury

Asked by Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 13 November 2025UIN 88122

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of late-night pharmacy provision in Newbury constituency.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Local authority health and wellbeing boards have a statutory responsibility to assess if local provision, including pharmacies’ opening hours, is adequate to meet local needs for pharmaceutical services and to publish their assessments every three years.

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