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Dental Services: Private Sector

Asked by Claire YoungLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 April 2026UIN 127648

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds the data of the number of NHS dental appointments cancelled as a result of practices converting to private provision.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Data on the number of National Health Service dental appointments cancelled due to dental practices converting to private provision are not held.

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