Question follow-through · 17283
General Practitioners: Urban Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate GP services in areas of high housing development.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 8 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate GP services in areas of high housing development.
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Jul 2026
Answer published
We recognise the pressure that housing developments can place upon local health infrastructure. These impacts can be particularly acute for general practice, which is often the first point of contact for people seeking healthcare.Integrated care boards ar...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Health Services: Infrastructure
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that housing targets are supported by investment in NHS infrastructure and services.
Accident and Emergency Departments
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to end avoidable deaths linked to delays in accident and emergency departments.