It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank the right hon. Member for Tatton (Esther McVey) for securing the debate and raising a critical issue that is important to many Members. This Government have made primary care a pillar of NHS reform, focusing on rural and coastal areas in our 10-year plan due to infrastructure issues and deprivation faced by these regions. Over the last 18 months, we have increased funding, supported the workforce, improved patient access, and recruited more than 3,000 GPs. We have also agreed a GP contract that brings total spend on the contract to £13.4 billion this financial year, a significant cash increase in over a decade. Additionally, we are investing £528 million to fix GP surgeries and replace crumbling infrastructure by 2027-28, with ICBs having £195 million annually for strategic primary care investments. Patient satisfaction has risen from 60% to 73% since the Government took office. The Carr-Hill formula introduced in 2004 is no longer fit for purpose as it was based on outdated data from the early 1990s, leading to funding disparities between deprived and less deprived areas. We are designing a new formula that reflects patient needs accurately and we will understand the impact of changes ahead of implementation. Some 40% to 50% of GP practice funding is currently not determined by this formula. Regarding digital access, we launched online services in October for patients to contact GPs through requests or non-urgent queries, addressing the issue of patients waiting by their phone to call GPs at busy times. Our goal is a neighbourhood health service that puts GPs at its heart and ensures equitable healthcare regardless of location.