Question follow-through · 68863

Dentistry: Buckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the NHS dental workforce that will be required in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency in each of the next five years.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Jul 2025
Target answer date
21 Jul 2025
Answer
24 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the NHS dental workforce that will be required in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency in each of the next five years.

  2. 21 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    We will publish a 10 Year Workforce Plan and will ensure the National Health Service has the right people in the right places, with the right skills to deliver the best care for patients, when they need it.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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