Written questions

Dental Services: Finance

Commons · Question 18809 · Tabled 14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS dental funding levels on the recruitment and retention of dentists providing NHS care.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 20 Jul 2026

Since July 2024, the Government has been rebuilding a broken National Health Service dentistry system. We have delivered 1.8 million more dental treatments and reduced the underspend from £392 million in 2023/24 to just £36 million in 2024/25, maximising ...