Dental Services: Finance
Commons · Question 70172 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by John Whitby
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the proportion of NHS expenditure allocated to primary care dentistry net of patient charge revenue compared with other areas of NHS primary care in each financial year since 2010/11.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 22 Oct 2025
Prior to 2023/24, there was no specific dental budget allocation and dentistry formed part of a wider budget including community pharmacy and optometry. Since 2023/24, there has been a specific dental ringfence allocation for integrated care boards. This ...