Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Andrea Leadsom and Mark Eastwood

Tuesday 23rd April 2024 Commons Chamber

[Dame Andrea Leadsom]

My hon. Friend makes a fantastic point, and I say again that GPs absolutely underpin our primary care. We all absolutely rely on them, and our measures to create 36,000 additional roles in GP practices will provide them with the additional capacity they need so that they can serve their patients better. That is good for patients, good for primary care and incredibly good value for the taxpayer. It is ludicrous that Labour is proposing to undermine the GP partnership model; that would be a disaster for primary care.

[Mark Eastwood (Dewsbury) (Con)]

T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.