Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 92921
Dentistry: Training
Tabled: 19 November 2025
Answered: 25 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Steff Aquarone
Liberal Democrat — North Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has attended meetings with the Secretary of State for Education on the allocation of new dental school places since 1 January 2025.
Answer
Stephen KinnockMinisters regularly engage with ministerial colleagues on a range of issues.
The independent Office for Students (OfS) has statutory responsibility for allocating funding for medical and dental school places. Allocation outcomes are based on guidance issued by the Government, alongside an OfS assessment of provider capability.