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HANSARDNHS Dental ContractIt is a good question. I will take the noble Lord’s compliment of being exceptionally helpful; I hope I can give another helpful answer. We need to look at everything we can do to…01 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ContractAs mentioned, the new package of measures, which is all about encouraging dentists into the NHS space, will be brought forward next year. The workforce plan is now under way.…01 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ContractI agree, and I understand the problem. I also agree that we need to look at a broad range of measures. I was delighted that we passed the statutory instruments on water…01 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ContractI thank my noble friend, and I declare an interest: my wife is a dentist, although she is not practising at the moment. This is one of those rare occasions when it is a case not…01 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ContractIn July, the department announced a package of improvements to the NHS dental system, which included reform of the 2006 contract to ensure that dentists are remunerated more…01 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ContractAs mentioned before, we are open to all ideas to try to tackle this problem. As we all know, it has been going on for a long time—probably decades. A 360-degree solution is…01 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ContractI am aware of some of the dental deserts. Some 700 urgent care centres have been set up to try to cater for such cases, and they have seen 4 million people. In total, there were…01 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ContractI thank the noble Lord. As I mentioned, dental deserts are very much a part of the package we are looking at. To give noble Lords an idea of the sense of direction, another…01 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Dental ContractI will need to write to give the exact number. From memory, it is not a big number at the moment—less than 10%—but I will confirm that. That is why I was pleased that we agreed…01 Dec 2022HANSARDCovid-19: PPE ProcurementI do not believe we could possibly have that information; obviously, we would need to know the cost base of these companies to supply it. I am afraid that I do not believe we can…30 Nov 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Severely Disabled PeopleThe disruption of care where it negatively impacts vulnerable service users is unacceptable. Under the Care Act, local authorities have a duty to shape their markets and provide…30 Nov 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Severely Disabled PeopleI thank the noble Baroness and echo the sentiment of thanks to the charitable sector for the work it is doing in this vital space. We have shown that we have listened in this area…30 Nov 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Severely Disabled PeopleAs I say, we are working on this. The CQC has a vital role to play and we had a discussion recently with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, which welcomed the…30 Nov 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Severely Disabled PeopleAs ever in these areas, there is a debate to be had on centralism versus localism. I happen to believe that local authorities and healthcare systems are best placed to understand…30 Nov 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Severely Disabled PeopleNo—it is for local authorities to decide how best to use the funding we have put in place, as I said. That means looking at the needs of local people and how best they will put…30 Nov 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Severely Disabled PeopleMy noble friend identifies an ageing demographic, the challenges that brings to all of us and the pressure on adult social care and the centres. As I have said, this is a…30 Nov 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Severely Disabled PeopleThe financial health of this sector is an area of interest; we all of course recall some of the problems and failures about 10 years ago. I had a meeting on this subject just this…30 Nov 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Severely Disabled PeopleFunnily enough, the meeting on the sector’s financial health that I mentioned was precisely in response to the Question last week, so that I can make sure that proper work is…30 Nov 2022HANSARDCare Homes: Severely Disabled PeopleMy Lords, the 200,000 extra care places that this funding provides is a solid example of an expansion of supply, and I hope all noble Lords agree that that is a substantial…30 Nov 2022HANSARDCovid-19: PPE ProcurementI thank the noble Baroness, and I commit to write with the precise figures. To put it into context, we should remember that this was at a time when unprecedented action was…30 Nov 2022