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HANSARD GP ContractI thank my hon. Friend for that question and ask him to please pass on my best wishes to his father and thank him for the outstanding service he provided over many years. The…16 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractOn prevention, there are some really important measures in the contract: in essence, we are recalibrating the quality outcomes framework, which is the basis for payments to…16 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractMy hon. Friend is right that it is vital that ICBs have a clear understanding of their population health needs and their demographics. It is important that the ICB is ahead of…16 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractThe hon. Member raises an important point. It is important that we at the Department of Health and Social Care work closely with the NHS regions and the ICBs to keep a close eye…16 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractThanks to the decisions that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has made, significant additional funding has been made available for capital investment in our NHS, and a big part of…16 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractI think the first part of the hon. Member’s question is connected to the second part, because, as he correctly points out, thanks to the 14 years of neglect and incompetence that…16 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractHon. Members raise this issue with me regularly. There seems to be something of a disconnect when new developments are being built, whereby the section 106 agreement or the…16 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractClearly, a lot of change is happening in the system, but that is because a lot of change was required. Frankly, we have to do what we are doing if we are going to get the NHS back…16 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractI thank the hon. Member for his question, but it is pretty clear to us, based on the experience of advice and guidance—I think it is advice and guidance that he is referring to…16 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractMy hon. Friend and I have had some discussions about GP practices in her constituency, and I know she is doing excellent work to ensure that performance is always being driven in…16 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractThe guidance on neighbourhood health will be published very soon indeed; it is almost complete, and is coming soon. We recognise that general practice will be right at the heart…16 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractI thank my hon. Friend for that question; I can feel the passion with which he asks it, particularly because of his family connection. It is vital that clinically urgent patients…16 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractMy hon. Friend is a doughty campaigner for his constituents. I am not familiar with the details of the case that he mentions, but I would be happy to look into it; if he would…16 Mar 2026HANSARD GP ContractThe key point here is that GPs are the clinicians whom we trust to define what urgent means. There are, of course, a number of criteria and conditions that will ring an extra…16 Mar 2026HANSARDDental Workforce Expansion and Contract ReformsRestoring NHS dentistry is one of the Government’s top priorities. The Government are taking urgent action to improve NHS dentistry in the short term and laying the foundations to…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Adult Cerebral Palsy: National Service SpecificationIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Daniel Francis) for securing this important…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Healthcare in Rural AreasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I congratulate the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Blake Stephenson) on securing this vital debate. I am also grateful to…04 Mar 2026HANSARDGP Contract 2026-27General practice is the front door of the NHS, delivering millions of appointments each year and providing trusted, continuous care to patients in every community. The Government…24 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question, and pay tribute to Vista for the outstanding work it is doing. Improving IT connectivity is a vital part of what we are doing, and…24 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn the subject of GP access, I am delighted that 75% of patients now say it is easy to contact their GP, which is a sizeable increase of 14 percentage points since July 2024—that…24 Feb 2026