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HANSARDSmoking CessationI recently had a very productive meeting with my Scottish Government counterpart. As I mentioned, we have already doubled the duty on cigarettes since 2010 and have brought in a…25 Apr 2023HANSARDSmoking CessationAbsolutely. In total, public health grants will go up by 5% in real terms over the next two years. We want to reduce the postcode variation, because these are important services.…25 Apr 2023HANSARDSmoking CessationWe have the lowest smoking rate on record in England, down from 21% in 2010 to 13% now, partly because we have introduced minimum excise tax on cheap cigarettes and double duty on…25 Apr 2023HANSARDVaping: Young PeopleI recently announced new measures to tackle youth vaping, including an extra £3 million for a new enforcement squad to tackle underage sales and illicit vapes. We also launched a…25 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have increased real-terms spending on general practice by over a fifth since 2016, and as a result there are now 10% more appointments happening every month. We are grateful to…25 Apr 2023HANSARDSmoking CessationI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend and congratulate him on quitting. The swap to stop scheme that we are rolling out nationally, which is the first of its kind in the world,…25 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS Dental ServicesMy hon. Friend is right, and I am particularly seized of the issue of access for new patients.25 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS Dental ServicesI am happy to work with the Scottish and Welsh Governments. We are, as I said, driving up levels of delivery, and we will be publishing a plan to take that further.25 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS Dental ServicesWe will look at all those things. We have introduced additional flexibilities, as the hon. Lady knows, and we are allowing dentists to do more to deliver 110% of their UDAs and…25 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have already met my hon. Friend, but I am very happy to meet him and his ICB to make sure that we commission the services that are so needed locally. Bill Presented Digital…25 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very happy to meet the right hon. Lady as we work towards the workforce plan and the dental plan.25 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS Dental ServicesI am very happy to meet my hon. Friend, and we have already talked to some extent. The minimum UDA value that we introduced particularly helps rural and coastal areas of the kind…25 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS Dental ServicesWe passed legislation last month to make it easier for international dentists to come to the UK by reforming the General Dental Council to speed up the flow from abroad. The hon.…25 Apr 2023HANSARDVaping: Young PeopleWe are taking action across the board on smoking. I think we are in agreement on what has to be done. That is why we recently announced that we are giving vaping kits to a million…25 Apr 2023HANSARDVaping: Young PeopleI pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s work as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for vaping. He is right; as well as the measures I mentioned, we have updated the guidance on…25 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe do not plan to debate any of our existing standards. We have some of the strongest standards for control anywhere in the world. We have no plans to get rid of any of those…25 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are leaving no stone unturned. Last month, we passed legislation enabling the GDC to increase the capacity of the ORE. We have also made it easier for overseas dentists to…25 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely. We have already taken action to increase the provision of dentistry, and that has begun to have an effect. Activity—the number of people seen—is up by a fifth over the…25 Apr 2023HANSARDAchieving Smokefree 2030: Cutting Smoking and Stopping Kids VapingIn 2019, this Government set the bold ambition for England to be smokefree by 2030—reducing smoking rates to 5% or less. To support this, the Government commissioned Dr Javed Khan…17 Apr 2023HANSARDNHS Dental Patient ChargesThe National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (“the Amendment Regulations”) will be laid before Parliament to increase national health service dental…27 Mar 2023