Question follow-through · 105885
Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce burdens on NHS dentistry services, especially by ensuring dentists who are qualified to practice in other countries can be fast-tracked for qualification to practi
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 14 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 21 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Health and care
- NHS: Fees and Charges · 11 Feb 2026
- Health Services: Children · 20 Feb 2026
- Coronavirus: Vaccination · 16 Mar 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
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
14 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce burdens on NHS dentistry services, especially by ensuring dentists who are qualified to practice in other countries can be fast-tracked for qualification to practi
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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21 Jan 2026
Answer published
The General Dental Council (GDC) regulates United Kingdom dentistry and sets the standards for all applicants to its registers. Routes to registration for overseas qualified dentists are set out in legislation.The Government is working with the GDC to inc...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
NHS: Fees and Charges
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Health Services: Children
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Coronavirus: Vaccination
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