Jhoots Pharmacy Debate
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Sadik Al-Hassan
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Madam Deputy Speaker (Ms Nusrat Ghani)
I call our very own pharmacist, Sadik Al-Hassan.
Sadik Al-Hassan (North Somerset) (Lab)
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. As a pharmacist for nearly 20 years and the MP of North Somerset, I have the dubious pleasure of having two Jhoots pharmacies in the town of Portishead in my constituency. I cannot say two operating pharmacies, because they have shuttered their doors, with reports of them not having paid their bills, their rent or their staff. As a pharmacist, I know that this affects the perception and view of community pharmacy up and down the country. What plans do the Minister and the Department have to ensure that bad actors in the pharmacy space—as Jhoots, in my opinion, appears to be—are dealt with more quickly and effectively under new legislation?
Madam Deputy Speaker (Ms Nusrat Ghani)
Order. Questions should not be statements.