Written questions

General Practitioners

Commons · Question 60254 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 19 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming GP licensing; and if he will develop plans to protect GPs from costs when practices fail financially.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 Jun 2025

We have committed to substantive GP contract reform within Parliament following acceptance of the 2025/26 contract by the England general practitioners committee of the British Medical Association. As part of this, we expect to consider a breadth of topic...