HC Deb 28 April 2003 vol 404 cc266-7W
Mr. Hepburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community pharmacies in(a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) south Tyneside, (c) the north-east and (d) England were (i) closed and (ii) opened in each year since 1997.[108738]

Mr. Lammy

The tables give the available information on the number of pharmacies opening and closing for the six years to 31 March 2002. Such information for the constituency of Jarrow is not held centrally.

Gateshead and South Tyneside health authority
Year ending 31 March Number of NHS pharmacies opening Number of NHS pharmacies closing
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
North East England
Year ending 31 March Number of NHS pharmacies opening Number of NHS pharmacies closing
1997 3 0
1998 2 2
1999 3 3
2000 2 0
2001 0 3
2002 2
Year ending 31 March Number of NHS pharmacies opening Number of NHS pharmacies closing
1997 63 49
1998 46 42
1999 46 51
2000 24 33
2001 36 37
2002 28 33

Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community pharmacies have(a) opened and (b) closed in each of the past five years.[109285]

Mr. Lammy

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave my hon. Friend, the Member for Jarrow (Mr. Hepburn) today.

Jon Trickett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community pharmacies in(a) the Hemsworth constituency and (b) England were (i) closed and (ii) opened in each year since 1997.[109869]

Mr. Lammy

The information requested for the constituency of Hemsworth is not held centrally. For information on England, I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave my hon. Friend, the Member for Jarrow (Mr. Hepburn) today.