Oral Answers to Questions

Oliver Colvile Excerpts

Tuesday 20th December 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hunt]

The hon. Lady talks about council tax, but she does not call out Labour councils like Hillingdon, Hounslow, Merton and Stoke which complain about pressures in the social care system and then refuse to introduce the social care precept that could make a difference to their residents. We are taking the situation seriously. More was done this week and more will be done in future.

[Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) (Con)]

T7. As my hon. Friend is aware, last week the Murray report was published. When is he likely to consider it, and when will he make a statement?

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (David Mowat)]

I thank my hon. Friend for that question and commend him for his work as a pharmacy champion. The Murray review was indeed published last week, and NHS England will respond to it in detail early in the new year. It is a very important document because it sets out in some detail how we intend to transform the community pharmacy network into a service-based profession along the lines that my hon. Friend likes.