Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of GP surgeries in receipt of funding under the Minimum Practice Income Guarantee in (a) England, (b) London, (c) the London Borough of Islington and (d) Islington South and Finsbury constituency which have had reduced services since 1 April 2014.

The Minimum Practice Income Guarantee (MPIG) is not a funding stream for any specific activity. Practices are required to continue to provide core services to meet the terms of their contract. Where additional or enhanced services are being provided above and beyond core contractual requirements, then the practice receives additional funding which is not affected by the phased withdrawal of the MPIG.