Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Grahame Morris and Wes Streeting

Tuesday 24th February 2026 Commons Chamber

[Wes Streeting]

We have 2,000 more GPs now than when Labour came into office, but the hon. Lady is right to say that we need to ensure that that provision and increased capacity are reflected throughout the country. Because general practices serving more deprived areas receive 10% less funding per needs-adjusted patient than those in wealthier parts of the country, we are reviewing and reforming the Carr-Hill formula to ensure that we can direct the right funding to the areas in greatest need, recognising that amid our rural communities, there is obviously not just plenty of affluence, but enormous pockets of disadvantage and deprivation. Whoever people are and whatever their background, the support and care that they need must be received in the right place and at the right time.

[Grahame Morris (Easington) (Lab)]

2. What steps his Department is taking to tackle inequalities in access to radiotherapy treatment services for cancer patients.