Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many general practitioner practices were (a) refurbished and (b) replaced in each of the last 10 years.

Prior to April 2013, granting funding for the refurbishment and replacement of general practitioner premises was the responsibility of primary care trusts (PCTs). Information pertaining to this period is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Responsibility for funding general practice premises development has now been transferred to NHS England.

Between 1 April 2013 and 1 April 2014, more than 100 business cases for premises development were approved by NHS England. NHS England will be publishing Principles of Good Practice later in the autumn. This sets out how teams should review and prioritise business case proposals, and since 1 April 2014 a further 46 business cases have been approved.