Question follow-through · 66788

GP Practices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support (a) Danes Dyke surgery in Scarborough and (b) other GP practices with (a) population growth and (b) capacity constraints.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Jul 2025
Target answer date
14 Jul 2025
Answer
23 Jul 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support (a) Danes Dyke surgery in Scarborough and (b) other GP practices with (a) population growth and (b) capacity constraints.

  2. 14 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The National Health Service has a statutory duty to ensure there is sufficient general practice (GP) provision in each local area, taking into account of population growth and demographic changes.At a national level, the Department of Health and Social Ca...

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