Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 13 November 2025.
Lee Dillon
Liberal Democrat, Newbury
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.
Stephen Kinnock
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
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.
Yes3 people think so
No5 people think not
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