Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 89315

Dental Services: Parish and Town Councils

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 14 November 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish guidance for (a) town and (b) parish councils on the steps they can take to encourage NHS dental providers to open new practices in areas with (i) limited and (ii) no access to N

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist particularly in more rural areas such as North Cornwall.The NHS contracts with independent dental providers to deliver NHS dental treatment in primary care settings. Dental practices are business...

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