Question follow-through · 17992
Dental Services: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his department spent on research into improving the (a) accessibility and (b) cost of dentistry in the last 12 months for which data is available.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 13 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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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
13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his department spent on research into improving the (a) accessibility and (b) cost of dentistry in the last 12 months for which data is available.
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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20 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR funds clinical, public health, and social care research and works in partnership with the National Health Service, universities, local government, o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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