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Dental Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of funding NHS dental activity nationally.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
18 Mar 2025
Target answer date
20 Mar 2025
Answer
27 Mar 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of funding NHS dental activity nationally.

  2. 20 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs) across England.The NHS in England invests £3 billion...

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