General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions
Commons · Question 111517 · Tabled 6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions to (a) GP practices, (b) the number of FTE GPs in work and (c) locum GPs.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 12 Feb 2026
We are investing an extra £1.1 billion in general practices (GPs) in 2025/26, the biggest cash increase in a decade. We now have the highest number of fully qualified GPs serving in more than a decade. By boosting the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme...