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Baroness Merron (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 25 June 2025

Debate

NHS: Private Equity

Contribution

The noble Lord raises an important point. I assure him that rent and service charges continue to be set in line with the original terms if there is a change of owner. Whatever the ownership, properties occupied by GPs are required to be professionally valued by the district valuer. The service advises commissioners on whether levels of rent are value for money and align with market rents in a particular area. The other thing I might add, which I mentioned in answer to an earlier question about the mixed model of the general practice estate, is that nearly half of them are in any case GP-owned and 26% are GP leasehold. We do not currently see a problem in the way the noble Lord describes, but if there are particular examples to follow up, I am very happy to do so.

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