Question follow-through · 105168
Dental Services: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had recent discussions with dental schools in the South West on encouraging newly qualified dentists to work in NHS-providing dental practices in rural com
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 13 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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- Phlebotomy: Devon · 9 Mar 2026
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Recorded timeline
13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had recent discussions with dental schools in the South West on encouraging newly qualified dentists to work in NHS-providing dental practices in rural com
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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20 Jan 2026
Answer published
On 10 December, I met with several Members of Parliament from the South West to discuss their proposal to expand the number of Government-funded places provided to Peninsula Dental School. Tackling the geographical disparities in access to National Health...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Phlebotomy: Devon
9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that vulnerable and terminally ill residents in rural communities in Devon can rely on the provision of daily phlebotomy services within a reasonable travelling di