Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to produce an updated Equalities Impact Assessment on oral healthcare.

Considering the equality impacts of decisions through an Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) is an integral part of developing policy within the Department. We undertake EqIAs during the implementation of new policies and projects. We will undertake additional assessments in due course as we introduce further reforms for National Health Service dental care.