Written questions

Dentistry: West Dorset

Commons · Question 72138 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 6 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to allocate funding for a dental school in West Dorset to increase the local dental workforce.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 6 Oct 2025

Tackling the geographical disparities in access to National Health Service dentistry is vital, and the Government welcomes efforts to help deliver this ambition.Government approval or funding is not required to establish a new dental school in West Dorset...