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Dental Services: Norfolk

Asked by James WildConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 10 February 2026UIN 110880

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the oral answer of 25 November 2025, Official Report Column 201, on NHS Dental Services in Norfolk, when he will issue a direction to the Office for Students.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

We intend to set out next steps on the dental workforce soon.

The independent Office for Students (OfS) has statutory responsibility for allocating funding for dental school places. Allocation outcomes are based on guidance issued by the Government, alongside an OfS assessment of provider capability.

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