division_name: Community Pharmacies
motion: <p class="" pid=".287.2/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid=".287.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House believes community pharmacies play a vital role in providing for local healthcare needs, with highly qualified pharmacists able to advise on general and over-the-counter medicines and to dispense and to advise on prescription-only medicines; notes that community pharmacies are truly local, with nine out of ten people considering it easy to get to a community pharmacy; and is concerned about any change which might lead to a reduction in the excellent services or accessibility currently provided by community pharmacies.</p>
  
  <p class="" pid=".297.0/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move, To leave out from "House" to the end of the Question, and to add instead thereof:</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid=".297.0/2" pwmotiontext="yes">"agrees that the OFT report on the "Control of Entry Regulations and Retail Pharmacy Services in the UK" provides a useful analysis of the market impact of the current control of entry regulations on consumers and competition and highlights the need for the present regime governing pharmacies to be updated; favours change to open up the market and improve quality and access without diminishing the crucial role that community pharmacies play, especially in poorer areas; and supports the need for a balanced package of measures which plays to the strengths of community pharmacies and enhances the role of pharmacists in the modern NHS.".</p>
  
  <p pid=".325.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put accordingly,</i> That the original words stand part of the Question:&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid=".325.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>The House divided:</i> Ayes 197, Noes 338.</p>