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HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformI understand my hon. Friend’s point, and I commend him for his work to ensure that his constituents receive the care and help that they deserve. On training, I hope he has drawn…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformI have no doubt that with my hon. Friend’s characteristic joy and as an irresistible force of nature, she herself will be an advert for dentists to come to work in her…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformThe hon. Gentleman was obviously asleep at the beginning of my statement, because I set out what I hope is a fact agreed across the House about the pandemic—the real problem.…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformI must admit that I did not know quite where that question was going, but I think the hon. Gentleman is urging me to speak to dentists. I am delighted to reassure him that my…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformThanks to the work of my hon. Friend and others, Tees Valley is a powerhouse of growth industries, as exemplified by the Chancellor in his Budget and autumn statements recently. I…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformSays the script. I assume the hon. Gentleman will welcome the 2.5 million more appointments that this dental recovery plan will deliver for all our country.07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformThe criteria that will apply to the areas covered by vans are clearly set on dental need and other factors such as distance from an NHS dental practice. We have been able to…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformThe advice and guidance to dentists will be going out today, while the new patient premium that I have told the House about will come in from March—it is weeks away.07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformI thank my right hon. Friend for all the work she did on dentistry in the Department. I am conscious that many people have contributed to this plan; I am grateful to her and…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformI must thank my hon. Friend for all his work. I know how much how much effort and commitment he has put into these plans, and it shows the genuine— [ Interruption. ] Sorry; the…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformI give my very sincere thanks to my right hon. Friend. The House can imagine the advocacy I have received from both him and my right hon. Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformI hear the frustration in the hon. Lady’s question. This is a devolved area—as it is in Wales—and is therefore a matter for the Scottish National party. I assume the hon. Lady…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformThe dental recovery plan sets out immediate-term, medium-term and long-term plans. In the immediate term, we have the new patient premium that will be live from next month, the…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformI take that constituency case very seriously. I am really keen to urge the hon. Lady that if a constituent contacts her in future with that level of discomfort and pain, she…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformMy hon. Friend is exactly right. She is a wonderful constituency Member who speaks up for her constituents, and I can assure them that she has been talking to me since the moment…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformI thank my hon. Friend and recognise the enormous expertise he brings to the Chamber on this matter. He knows—he has genuinely talked to me about this on many occasions—the…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformWe have very much tried to ensure that dentists who already hold NHS contracts will keep them and keep working them. That is why we have fallen upon the new patient premium to…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformMay I thank my hon. Friend for all the work she did in the Department and has done on this subject? We are taking a long-term view with training dentists. As I said, last year,…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformBy 1 March, because that is when the new patient premium comes into force. Other aspects will take a little longer, but we are clear about the immediate benefits, and we want to…07 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformI join my hon. Friend in his praise for our right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Dame Andrea Leadsom). As I say, we are having to apply strict criteria to the…07 Feb 2024