Written questions

Medicine: Training

Commons · Question 112266 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 2 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2026 to Question 103857, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the number of publicly-funded (a) medical and (b) dental training pla

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 2 Mar 2026

The Government is committed to training the staff we need, including doctors and dentists, to ensure patients are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it.The Government is committed to publishing a 10 Year Workforce Plan to set ou...