Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 92139
GP Surgeries: Service Charges
Tabled: 18 November 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025
Question
Jim McMahon
Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the value for money of management and service charges paid by GP surgeries to related parties in England.
Answer
Stephen KinnockGeneral practice surgeries are independent contractors, and as private businesses it is within their own remit to consider the value for money of management and service charges paid to related parties in England.