<p>The Department provided no payments to the co-chairs or other members of the UK Commission on Pharmacy Professional Leadership. As set out in the report of the Commission, the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer of the four nations will appoint the Chair and the appointment process is in train. The Department has not made a specific assessment of, nor provision for, a budget for this role.</p><p>The Department has provided no funding to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland or Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK for staff resources in the last 12 months. One payment was made to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society for an annual subscription to access the Pharmaceutical Journal. No funding was provided for other costs to the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland or the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK.</p>