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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...