Dental Services: Mercury
Commons · Question 64357 · Tabled 1 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with Public Health England and the UK Health Security Agency on the use of mercury in dental amalgam fillings.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 8 Jul 2025
In England, we will continue to review the use of mercury in dental amalgam fillings and restrict and phase down their use. Administrations across the United Kingdom routinely work together to share best practice and to deliver on our common goals for imp...