Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16292

General Practitioners: Weather

Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

Adrian Ramsay

Green PartyWaveney Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the resilience of GP practice estates to extreme weather events, including flooding, heatwaves and storms.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The provision and maintenance of premises are typically the responsibility of general practice (GP) partners, who are either owner-occupiers or tenants of their surgery buildings. GP owner-occupiers are responsible for all maintenance and repair of their ...

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