Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 44096

Dental Services: Rural Areas

Tabled: 3 April 2025
Answered: 10 April 2025

Question

Perran Moon

LabourCamborne and Redruth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of improving (a) the funding of and (b) support for NHS dentistry services in rural areas.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The National Health Service in England invests £3 billion in dentistry every year. NHS planning guidance is now published for 2025/26 and confirms that dental budgets are ringfenced. Planning guidance also confirms that improving access to urgent dental a...

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