To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community pharmacies in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) south Tyneside, (c) the north-east and (d) England were (i) closed and (ii) opened in each year since 1997.[108738]
The tables give the available information on the number of pharmacies opening and closing for the six years to 31 March 2002. Such information for the constituency of Jarrow is not held centrally.
| Gateshead and South Tyneside health authority | ||
| Year ending 31 March | Number of NHS pharmacies opening | Number of NHS pharmacies closing |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| North East England | ||
| Year ending 31 March | Number of NHS pharmacies opening | Number of NHS pharmacies closing |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | |
| Year ending 31 March | Number of NHS pharmacies opening | Number of NHS pharmacies closing |
| 1997 | 63 | 49 |
| 1998 | 46 | 42 |
| 1999 | 46 | 51 |
| 2000 | 24 | 33 |
| 2001 | 36 | 37 |
| 2002 | 28 | 33 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community pharmacies have (a) opened and (b) closed in each of the past five years.[109285]
I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave my hon. Friend, the Member for Jarrow (Mr. Hepburn) today.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community pharmacies in (a) the Hemsworth constituency and (b) England were (i) closed and (ii) opened in each year since 1997.[109869]
The information requested for the constituency of Hemsworth is not held centrally. For information on England, I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave my hon. Friend, the Member for Jarrow (Mr. Hepburn) today.