This week in Parliament w/c 13th January

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

Key Parliamentary Activity

Oral Contributions

Health and Social Care: Winter Update – 15th January 2025 - Full transcript here.

  • Wes Streeting (Labour) encouraged people to get vaccinated for flu, covid-19 and RSV and that appointments can be booked through local GPs or pharmacies.

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency – 16th January 2025 - Full transcript available here.

  • Dr Luke Evans (Conservative) spoke on the role of the MHRA in regulating and promotion of medicines in the UK. Dr Evans noted the impact of online advertisement on medicine availability, noting the recent issues with diabetes medication and GLP1 inhibitors.

Written Questions:

There were 3  written questions relating to Pharmacy answered in the House of Commons  and House of Lords this week. These can be viewed on Hansard here.