Written questions

Dental Services: Contracts

Commons · Question 119012 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of when NHS dental contract would increase the availability of NHS dental appointments in areas currently experiencing limited access.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 18 Mar 2026

Over the past year, integrated care boards have been commissioning additional urgent dental appointments and there is now an urgent care safety net available in all areas of the country. 1.8 million additional courses of National Health Service dental tre...