Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with Primary Care Support England on the funding provided to general practices to support employer pension contributions.

As independent contractors, general practices are responsible for employer pension contributions for their staff. NHS Pension Scheme employer contributions are factored into funding provided to practices to deliver services in the National Health Service.

The multi-year general practitioner contract framework provided funding clarity and certainty to practices until 2023/24. The current framework ends in April 2024. Future funding arrangements for general practice will be considered in due course.