Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme.

The Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) is subject to annual review as part of the consultation on the GP contract with professional representatives.

The consultation on the 2025/26 GP contract has now concluded and the General Practitioners Committee England has voted in support of the proposed changes for 25/26. Several changes have been confirmed to increase the flexibility of the ARRS. This includes general practitioners (GPs) and practice nurses included in the main ARRS funding pot, an uplift of the maximum reimbursable rate for GPs in the scheme, and no caps on the number of GPs that can be employed through the scheme.