Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of children in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire were able to access an NHS dentist in the last 12 months.

Further to the answer provided on 12 October in response to Question 29603, the latest NHS Dental Statistics show continued improvement across a range of key measures. Just under three million additional NHS dental treatments were delivered in 2025/26 compared to the year before the 2024 election, around half of which benefited children, with access for children now above pre-pandemic levels. These statistics, which include data for NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board, are available at the following link:

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