Debates between Stephen Kinnock and Damien Egan during the 2024 Parliament

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Debate between Stephen Kinnock and Damien Egan
Tuesday 19th November 2024

(4 days, 14 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Damien Egan Portrait Damien Egan (Bristol North East) (Lab)
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T6. On the doorstep in Bristol North East, people regularly talk to me about the difficulties they have getting a GP appointment. Will the Minister assure primary care services in my constituency, such as Kingswood health centre, that the Budget will help them and marks the first steps in transforming our NHS?

Stephen Kinnock Portrait Stephen Kinnock
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We have pledged to bring back the family doctor, and we have already invested an additional £82 million in the additional roles reimbursement scheme to recruit 1,000 more newly qualified GPs in 2024-25. We are also committed to fixing the front door of the NHS, for example through £100 million of capital funding that was announced in the Budget. We are fully aware of the pressures, and we will set out further details on funding allocations for next year in due course.