Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 87021
Dental Services: Mercury
Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his Department’s policy to introduce a ban on mercury dental fillings in England.
Answer
Stephen KinnockDental amalgam is a well-established, safe, and effective dental filling material. Current Department policy is to restrict and phase down the use of dental amalgam to reduce any environmental impacts. This includes regulations to ban the use of amalgam i...
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