Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

“What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the length of time that prisoners spend in their cells on reoffending rates.”

Tabled: 8 February 2024Answered: 20 February 2024

Asked by

Fleur Anderson

Labour — Putney

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Justice

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Mr James Frith)

This Government have been working to rebuild the NHS dental service since we came to office. The latest data shows that 37.6 million courses of dental treatment were delivered last year—nearly 3 million more than at the time of the general election.