“What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's housebuilding targets on the availability of primary care services in Epping Forest constituency.”
Asked by
Dr Neil Hudson
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Care (Stephen Kinnock)
Rapid housing and population growth can put real pressure on GP services. That is why we are investing an extra £1.1 billion in general practice, taking total GP funding to £13.4 billion. We are also creating 250 neighbourhood health centres, upgrading surgeries through a £102 million fund, and working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to determine how developer contributions from new housing, through section 106 and the community infrastructure levy, can be improved to enable the delivery of local health services as an integral part of new housing developments.