General Practitioners: Standards
Commons · Question 93466 · Tabled 21 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve GP appointment availability in regions with rising demand.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 2 Dec 2025
We have invested an additional £1.1 billion in GPs to reinforce the front door of the National Health Service, the largest increase in over a decade. Of this, £160 million has been directed to employ more GPs via the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme ...