Written question WQ95225
- Asked by
- Delyth JewellPlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
Will the Welsh Government consider directly reimbursing the Welsh NHS GP surgeries that are impacted by the UK Government's decision to decrease national insurance tax thresholds in the recent UK Government budget through the 2025 GMS contract?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
The setting of National Insurance rates and thresholds is the responsibility of the UK Government and the Chancellor of the Exchequer; it is not a devolved matter for the Senedd.
In developing the General Medical Services contract for current and future years, a range of factors, including financial pressures and broader policy priorities, are carefully considered.