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HANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexYes, but before the hon. Lady intervenes, I will say that I am fully aware that Portsmouth is in Hampshire, so I ask her not to give me a deluge of letters from her constituents.16 Jun 2026HANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexWe clearly need to check our GPS on that one. I understand that there are challenges, but the point is that, for the first time in decades, Chichester has a school in its vicinity…16 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS Dentistryindicated dissent.15 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS DentistryI congratulate the hon. Members for Yeovil (Adam Dance), for Waveney Valley (Adrian Ramsay) and for Farnham and Bordon (Gregory Stafford) on securing this important debate. When…15 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS DentistrySomerset is an outlier. There are significant problems in Somerset due to access to dentistry, for all the reasons we have talked about in this debate, which are particularly…15 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS DentistryI thank the hon. Member for that. As I have said, the contract will be reformed within this Parliament. I would be happy to receive a letter or representations from him with a…15 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS DentistryI suspect that the entire country blames the situation far more on the 14 years of neglect and incompetence from the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. We are absolutely…15 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS DentistryIt is because we have to work out, particularly with employment lawyers, exactly how the modalities of a three-year tie-in would work. It does impinge on employment law, so…15 Jun 2026HANSARDPrimary Care: Non-digital AccessOnce again, my hon. Friend has done a great job promoting Harlow, as we are all familiar with him doing in the House. We are improving GP access across the board. We have over…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDental Recruitment Incentive SchemeI thank the hon. Lady for that question, and she is absolutely right to raise the issue of the contract. The fundamental problem is that the units of dental activity system is a…09 Jun 2026HANSARDPrimary Care: Non-digital AccessWe know that some patients prefer not to use online services. Online tools complement rather than replace existing routes, such as telephone or walk-in access. The GP contract…09 Jun 2026HANSARDPrimary Care: Non-digital AccessI am in violent agreement with the hon. Gentleman, which is quite unusual. We are clear that patients should not be digitally excluded. The contract is clear that patients should…09 Jun 2026HANSARDMental Health Facilities: DorsetI pay tribute to Anya for the outstanding work she is doing. We are providing early intervention for children’s mental health and wellbeing by rolling out mental health support…09 Jun 2026HANSARDMental Health Facilities: DorsetMy hon. Friend is right that his constituents will be able to access care at the new facilities in Poole and Bournemouth thanks to the Government’s investment in the new hospitals…09 Jun 2026HANSARDMental Health Facilities: DorsetFor 2026-27, NHS mental health spending is forecast to reach a record £16.1 billion, representing a real-terms increase compared with the previous year. That is supported by £473…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDental Recruitment Incentive SchemeThis Government are rebuilding England’s broken NHS dentistry system. The dental recruitment incentive scheme encourages dentists to work in underserved areas. Data on the…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the work she did formerly as a care worker. The Government inherited a social care system in desperate need of reform. We are taking action,…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted that my hon. Friend has submitted that expression of interest. We are now assessing proposals against criteria that include: a fit with our national neighbourhood…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said earlier to the hon. Member for Hazel Grove (Lisa Smart), the fundamental long-term reform of the dental contract is vital to incentivising dentists to do NHS dentistry.…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member and I have discussed this issue, and I absolutely recognise the need to ensure that social care is provided in the most convenient way possible to his constituents…09 Jun 2026