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Dental Services: Surrey

Asked by Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 30 October 2025UIN 83641

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve underperforming NHS dental contract holders in Surrey.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The Government wants to ensure that every penny we allocate for dentistry is spent on dentistry, and that the ringfenced dental budget is spent on the patients who need it most.

Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry, to meet the needs of the local populations and to determine the priorities for investment.

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