Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 78655

Dental Services: Finance

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ICBs have retained their unspent dental allocation in each of the last five years.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The requested information is not available. Dental budgets have been ringfenced since 2023/24. The Government wants to ensure that every penny we allocate for dentistry is spent on dentistry, and that the ringfenced dental budget is spent on the patients ...

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