Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many General Practitioners they forecast to be in practice in 2030.

The information requested is not held centrally. However, we are working to increase the general practice workforce, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession and encourage them to return to practice.

The updated GP Contract Framework for 2020/21 also provides new retention schemes and continued support for existing schemes to retain general practitioners. We are also working with the National Health Service and the profession to understand what further support may be required and to improve the working environment.