Question follow-through · 2141
Dental Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase access to NHS dentistry in rural areas.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 29 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 2 Sept 2024 · 35 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
29 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase access to NHS dentistry in rural areas.
2 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Sept 2024
Answer published
We are aware of the challenges faced when accessing a dentist, particularly in more rural and coastal areas. The Government plans to tackle the challenges patients face when trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provid...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Migraines: Health Services
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Dementia: Music Therapy
11 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his plans for a National Care Service include a review of training for carers in the use of musical techniques to help support people living with dementia.
Social Services: Public Consultation
16 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that care providers, including those in supportive living care settings, are consulted during (a) policy reviews and (b) before policy decisions.
Viral Diseases
6 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of human metapneumovirus have been identified in the UK.
Viral Diseases
6 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) his international counterparts and (b) the World Health Organisation on human metapneumovirus.
General Practitioners: Patients
6 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average maximum number of patients registered per GP practice in England is.
Allergies: Medical Treatments
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Social Services: Finance
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Social Services: Finance
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