This week in Parliament w/c 11th November

Welcome back to the APPG on Pharmacy weekly Parliamentary update. Set out below is a summary of key parliamentary and policy developments in community pharmacy from the week just gone.

Key Parliamentary Activity

Spoken contributions:

National Insurance Contributions - Healthcare – 14th November 2024:

  • Mr Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat) – Spoke on the value of NHS directed services to delivering income to pharmacies, particularly in rural areas.

  • Dr Luke Evans (Conservative) – Addressed the financial burden on healthcare caused by the national insurance increase, despite promises of NHS funding, and called for clarity on exemptions and mitigation plans.

Written Questions:

There were written questions relating to Pharmacy answered in the House of Commons this week. These can be viewed on Hansard

House of Commons