Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with community (a) pharmacies and (b) pharmacy organisations in Scotland on the implementation of the Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 62).

Community Pharmacy Scotland is a member of the joint Departmental and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Falsified Medicines Directive Implementation Advisory Board. In relation to implementation of the serious shortage protocol provisions the Department has had discussions with Community Pharmacy Scotland, representing community pharmacy owners in Scotland, in the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee Brexit Forum.