Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the retention of GPs; and whether his Department is providing additional funding to support schemes with that objective.

The 2020 updated GP Contract Framework announced a number of new retention schemes alongside continued support for existing schemes for the general practice workforce. This includes the GP Retention Scheme, the GP Retention Fund, the National GP Induction and Refresher, the Locum Support Scheme, and the Supporting Mentors Scheme. We are investing at least £1.5 billion to deliver more appointments by 2024 which includes additional funding for these schemes.