Subject	Predicate	Object
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		Written answer
	answer has question	G9yFa24Y
	answer has answering person	Neil John O'Brien
	answer text	<p>Pharmacy openings and closures in England are published by NHS Business Services Authority. Between 31 December 2022 and 30 June 2023, the number of pharmacies reduced by 222. This reduction was mainly driven by the large multiples reducing their portfolios. To address the disproportionately high rate of closures of 100-hour pharmacies, legislation was amended in April to allow those pharmacies to reduce their hours to a minimum of 72. The Department is monitoring the market and access to pharmaceutical services remains good, with 80% of people in England living within 20 minutes walking distance of a community pharmacy and twice as many pharmacies in the more deprived areas.</p>
	answer given date	2023-07-19
	answer has answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	written answer has answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care	answering body has written answer	3AoDhqe7
Department of Health and Social Care	answering body has answer	3AoDhqe7
G9yFa24Y	question has answer	3AoDhqe7
Neil John O'Brien	answering person has answer	3AoDhqe7