Oral Question·Treasury
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 13 March 2024Answered: 19 March 2024
Asked by
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
Stephen Kinnock
My hon. Friend is absolutely right to describe the Isle of Wight as a dental desert. That is perhaps one of the reasons why the good people of that island elected a Labour Member for the first time in history. Our ambition is to make sure that everyone who needs a dentist can get one. Sadly, 28% of adults in England—13 million people—have an unmet need for NHS dentistry. I would be glad to meet my hon. Friend to learn more about how the experience of the Isle of Wight can improve services nationally.