Question follow-through · 110562
Dental Services: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of recent trends in levels of regional disparity in Dental Delivery Rates between the South West and London; and what steps he will take to increase delivery in the Sout
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 3 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 9 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of recent trends in levels of regional disparity in Dental Delivery Rates between the South West and London; and what steps he will take to increase delivery in the Sout
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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9 Feb 2026
Answer published
Dental Statistics - England 2024/25, published by NHS Business Services Authority on 28 August 2025, is available at the following link:https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202425This shows that 31% of...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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