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Dentistry: Students

Asked by Yasmin QureshiLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 2 September 2024UIN 2251

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much capital funding he plans to provide to expand dental school estates to accommodate the increased number of dental students from September 2026.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The Department for Education is responsible for capital investment in Higher Education Institutions, including dental schools, and we will work closely with them on this matter. Specific programmes of capital funding to support dental school expansion are subject to the upcoming spending review.

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