Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“What steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dental services in Norfolk.”
Tabled: 19 November 2025Answered: 25 November 2025
Asked by
Ben Goldsborough
Labour — South Norfolk
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Care (Stephen Kinnock)
NHS dentistry is out of reach for too many people, and that issue is felt particularly acutely in rural areas such as Norfolk. This Government are rolling out extra urgent dental appointments across the country, and we will be making further improvements for patients to come in from April 2026. NHS dentistry was left to rot for 14 years under the Conservatives; Labour is putting it on the road to recovery.