§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pharmacies participated in the Essential Small Pharmacies Scheme in each of the past five years, broken down according to size of turnover. [84019]
§ Mr. LammyThe available information is shown in the table. Information about the size of turnover of the pharmacies participating in the essential small pharmacy scheme (ESPS) is not held centrally.
Community pharmacies receiving payment under Essential Small Pharmacies Scheme at 31 March England, 1997 and 2001 Year end Number of community pharmacies 31 March 1997 256 31 March 1998 255 31 March 1999 255 31 March 2000 262 31 March 2001 243