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Asylum: Dental Services

Asked by Lewis CockingConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 71663

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been spent on providing dental care for asylum seekers in hotels in the last year.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The overall management of asylum seekers is a matter for the Home Office.The Department of Health and Social Care does not hold data on the expenditure on dental care provided to asylum seekers in hotels in the last year.

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