Oral QuestionDepartment of Health and Social Care

What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the NHS dental contracting framework.

Tabled: 17 July 2024Answered: 23 July 2024

Asked by

Ashley Dalton

LabourWest Lancashire

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Answer from Hansard

Jake Richards

The hon. Member is right to raise this and has done so consistently. I meet justice counterparts from the devolved Governments regularly, and I will ensure that this issue is high on the agenda for our next meeting, because it is very important. There is a lot of good work happening in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England. We need to ensure that it is joined up, to address that particular mischief, which is incredibly serious.