Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much Government funding was allocated to NHS orthodontist services in each of the last three years.

Information on funding allocations for National Health Service orthodontist services is not available. NHS England is responsible for determining funding allocations for NHS dentistry. These allocations are included in the primary care allocations made to NHS regional teams. However, NHS England does not allocate funding specifically for NHS orthodontics. Data on NHS orthodontics expenditure is not held centrally.