Question follow-through · 1696
Dental Health: Babies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce tooth brushing education for parents of infants from teething age until three years old.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 25 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 30 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 30 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce tooth brushing education for parents of infants from teething age until three years old.
30 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jul 2024
Answer published
In England, local authorities are responsible for assessing oral health needs, developing oral health strategies, and commissioning oral health improvement programmes for children in their local area.The Better Health Start for Life website offers expecta...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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