Question follow-through · 900028
Primary Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to primary care services.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 17 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 23 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 25 Jul 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Mental Health Services: Hospital Beds · 18 Jul 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
17 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to primary care services.
23 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Jul 2024
Answer published
Too many patients are finding it impossible to access care. In May, a staggering 1.4 million patients waited for over a month for an appointment. That is why we are committed to: fix the front door to the NHS; bring back the family doctor; and shift the f...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Coronavirus: Mental Health
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Mental Health Services: Standards
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Osteoporosis
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) early diagnosis and (b) treatment of osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis
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General Practitioners: Fees and Charges
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29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that parents with children in hospital have access to care close to their home.
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Wheelchairs: Waiting Lists
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