Question follow-through · 11543
Dental Services: West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS dentistry provision in West Dorset.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 19 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 25 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS dentistry provision in West Dorset.
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Jun 2026
Answer published
We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist, particularly in more rural areas. The Government is committed to ensuring that people across the country can access urgent dental care when they need it. In 2025/26, integrated care boards (ICBs...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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