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Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments, published on 21 February 2025, how many urgent dental appointments were

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
9 Jun 2026 · 27 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments, published on 21 February 2025, how many urgent dental appointments were

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    No assessment has been made on the impact of the urgent dental appointments announced on 21 February 2025 on levels of severe tooth problems.The Government is committed to ensuring that people can access urgent dental care when they need it. The Chief Den...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dental appointments in rural areas.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what incentives his Department is providing to recruit and retain NHS dentists in West Dorset constituency.

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19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase support for GP practices in rural communities in West Dorset.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve pharmacy provision in West Dorset.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the sustainability of community pharmacies in West Dorset.