General Practitioners
Commons · Question 76150 · Tabled 9 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Peter Fortune
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure areas with high levels of housebuilding have adequate GP capacity.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 16 Sep 2025
The National Health Service has a statutory duty to ensure there are sufficient medical services, including general practice (GP), in each local area. It should take account of population growth and demographic changes. Integrated care boards are responsi...