Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children were admitted to hospital for tooth decay extractions in (a) Halton, (b) the North West, (c) England and (d) the UK in the last (i) three, (ii) six, (iii) 12 and (iv) 24 months.

This table attached provides data collected by NHS England for hospital episodes of extractions in different age groups, broken down to compare data from two years ago with data from 12 months, six months and three months. Hospital episodes are not necessarily the same as the number of patients.

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities publishes data on dental extractions in children and young people each year providing more detail on variations and disparities.