Question follow-through · 97869

GP Practices: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has considered the potential merits of a national bulk buying energy contract for GP practices in England.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 8 Dec 2025
Target answer date: 10 Dec 2025
Answer: 11 Dec 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026

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Recorded timeline

8 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has considered the potential merits of a national bulk buying energy contract for GP practices in England.
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Dec 2025
Answer published
General practices (GPs) are run by independent contractors and are commissioned by integrated care boards to provide National Health Services primary medical services. Decisions around energy contracts are devolved to individual practices.Practices’ arran...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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