Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 6 of the NHS Long-Term Plan, what estimate has he made of the proportion of online GP consultations that will be carried out by private providers that do not currently provide NHS services.

To date, no estimate has been made. The proportion will depend on the preferences of patients and the extent to which existing providers of primary care take up the opportunity to offer online general practitioner consultations.