Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106902

General Practitioners: Training

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 26 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to help ensure that increases in the number of GPs in training results in a sustained increase in the number of qualified GPs.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Government has committed to training thousands more general practitioners (GPs) and has increased the number of available GP training places by an additional 250 from September 2025. This brings the total number of GP training places to 4,250 per year...

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