§ Mr. Moyleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many pharmacies were closed in the last 12-month period for which figures are available; and how many were opened for the first time during the same period.
§ Dr. VaughanIn 1979, 177 pharmacies on NHS pharmaceutical lists in England and Wales were closed and 144 were opened. These figures exclude changes of address and changes of ownership except where the new owner did not re-open the pharmacy in the same quarters.