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Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 14 November 2025UIN 84455

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of Safe Surgeries held by GPs in each of the last five years.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The Department does not hold information regarding the number of Safe Surgeries.

GPs are independent business that hold contracts with the National Health Service to perform essential services to the public, and as independent businesses, it is for each practice to decide whether to register as a Safe Surgery.

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