Written questions

Dental Services: Hospitals

Commons · Question 100294 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 19 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the impact of emergency dental treatment on NHS hospitals.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 Jan 2026

The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) across England.We have asked ICBs to commission extra ur...