Written questions

Primary Care: Finance

Commons · Question 74049 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 25 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the funding model administered by integrated care boards supports (a) long-term infrastructure planning for primary care and (b) the timely development of new

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 25 Sep 2025

It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) to ensure that the National Health Service estate is fit for purpose, in order to meet the needs of the local population.General practices (GPs) are independent contractors, which, alongside IC...