Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to increase the number of dental appointments in Fylde constituency; and what has been the change in the number of available appointments since July 2024 to the period for which the latest data is available.

I refer the Hon. Member to the Government’s statement in December 2025, setting out the action we are taking to improve access to NHS dental services, available at the link below:

www.gov.uk/government/news/major-boost-for-millions-of-nhs-dental-patients

NHS Dental Statistics show continued improvement across a range of key measures, with more NHS dental care being delivered, more dentists providing NHS services, improved access for patients, increased preventative care for children, and record levels of urgent dental activity. The latest annual statistics, which include data for NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, are available at the following link:

www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202526