Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the increase in the National Living Wage from 1 April 2024 will result in an uplift for the Community Pharmacy Scotland financial settlement from the same date.
I recognise the need to provide stability and encourage investment in the community pharmacy network and my officials are in discussions with Community Pharmacy Scotland to reach a financial settlement for 2024-25 which both meets our policy objectives and the needs of the network.