Question follow-through · 16693
General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions on the number of available GP appointments.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 27 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 29 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 9 Dec 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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- 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
27 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions on the number of available GP appointments.
29 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Dec 2024
Answer published
Primary care providers, including general practices (GPs), are valued independent contractors who provide nearly £20 billion worth of National Health Services. Every year we consult with each sector both about what services they provide, and the money pro...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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