Peter Prinsley MP: written questions

Written questions

• Dentistry: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77290More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the General Dental Council has made on developing an action plan to reduce the waiting list for the Overseas Registration Exam.

  Answer: I have asked the General Dental Council (GDC) to present its action plan to reduce the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) waiting list in the autumn, when the GDC also expects to be able to announce the new contract provider for the ORE.

  Answered 13 Oct 2025

  Original Parliament record
• Visas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66759More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultation her Department undertook on the potential impact of changes to the skilled worker route on the supply of (a) dental hygienists and (b) dental nurses.

  Answer: On 12 May, we published our Immigration White Paper ‘Restoring Control over the Immigration System’, outlining our future approach to legal migration routes. The first set of immigration rules giving effect to the policies in the White Paper was published...

  Answered 15 Jul 2025

  Original Parliament record