Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 908662

General Practitioners: South Dorset

Tabled: 26 March 2026
Answered: 14 April 2026
Named Day

Question

Lloyd Hatton

LabourSouth Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of GP services in South Dorset constituency.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We promised to improve access to GPs, and that’s exactly what we are doing. This year we have invested an additional £601m in the GP contract and we’ve delivered 8 million more appointments than last year, with South Dorset seeing an increase of 27,000. W...

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