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General Practitioners: Leasehold

Commons · Question 3488 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Julia Buckley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of NHS England underwriting leases for GP practices.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 10 Sep 2024

Under the GP Contracts, premises liabilities are the responsibility of the contractor. Overall contractual payments reflect this arrangement, with the National Health Service also reimbursing direct premises costs including rent, business rates, water, an...