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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...