Oral Answers to Questions

Sarah Olney Excerpts

Tuesday 19th November 2024 Commons Chamber

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Andrew Gwynne)]

The UK rare diseases framework aims to improve the lives of people living with all rare diseases. I am more than prepared to meet my hon. Friend to look at the adequacy of support available to people with Usher syndrome.

[Sarah Olney (Richmond Park) (LD)]

T8. Last Friday, I met GPs at the Fairhill medical practice in north Kingston in my constituency. They have told me that the increase in national insurance contributions will add £50,000 a year to their costs. Can the Secretary of State tell me whether GPs can expect to see an across-the-board cut in the NICs payable by GPs to help them manage to continue delivering services for families in the area?

[Wes Streeting]

We have not yet announced allocations for general practice for the year ahead, and we are taking into account all the pressures that general practice is under.