Question follow-through · 114253
General Practitioners
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of in person GP appointments.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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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
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of in person GP appointments.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Government has committed to guarantee a face-to-face appointment for all those who want one. The National Health Service is clear that general practices must provide face-to-face appointments, alongside remote consultations, and patients’ input into c...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Alopecia and Cancer: Medical Treatments
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