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Dental Services: Surrey Heath

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 92867

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to allocate funding in the Autumn Budget 2025 to improve access to NHS dentistry for (a) children and (b) pensioners in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

NHS England have now published the Medium-Term Planning Framework, which is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/medium-term-planning-framework-delivering-change-together-2026-27-to-2028-29/

National Health Service organisations are now in the process of developing their operational plans that will detail how they will meet the standards set out in the Medium-Term Planning Framework.

A separate schedule will be issued setting out the ringfence for dental services including 2026/27 to 2028/29 integrated care board pharmacy optometry and dental allocations.

Access to NHS dentistry, including for pensioners and children, remains a priority for the Government.

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