Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 127288

Dental Health: Health Education

Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 20 April 2026

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal DemocratEly and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding is available to local authorities to improve oral hygiene education in primary schools.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Local authorities in England are responsible for assessing oral health needs and for improving the oral health of their local population. Public health services commissioned by local authorities in England are funded through a ring-fenced Public Health Gr...

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