Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 76150

General Practitioners

Tabled: 9 September 2025

Answered: 16 September 2025

Question

Peter Fortune

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure areas with high levels of housebuilding have adequate GP capacity.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The National Health Service has a statutory duty to ensure there are sufficient medical services, including general practice (GP), in each local area. It should take account of population growth and demographic changes. Integrated care boards are responsi...

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