Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111517

General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions

Tabled: 6 February 2026

Answered: 12 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions to (a) GP practices, (b) the number of FTE GPs in work and (c) locum GPs.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

We are investing an extra £1.1 billion in general practices (GPs) in 2025/26, the biggest cash increase in a decade. We now have the highest number of fully qualified GPs serving in more than a decade. By boosting the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme...

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