Debates between Lord Kamall and Baroness Redfern during the 2019 Parliament

Mon 31st Jan 2022
Mon 24th Jan 2022

NHS Dentistry

Debate between Lord Kamall and Baroness Redfern
Monday 31st January 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Kamall Portrait Lord Kamall (Con)
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I thank the noble Lord for that suggestion, which I will take back. The BDA, the NHS and the Department of Health and Social Care are well aware that we need to tackle a raft of health inequalities in this country, including in dental care. The Covid pandemic has highlighted some of those inequalities, and so we can focus on them.

Baroness Redfern Portrait Baroness Redfern (Con)
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My Lords, I welcome the Government’s much-needed boost and the extra £50 million. I particularly welcome the allocation to my area, the north-east and Yorkshire, of over £9 million. One of the six aims of the national contract reform is regarding dentists. With the current contract, how will the Government set a date for the end of the UDA framework? When might it be rolled out to help with recruitment and retention of NHS dentists, as there is urgent need for reform?

Sugar

Debate between Lord Kamall and Baroness Redfern
Monday 24th January 2022

(2 years, 2 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Kamall Portrait Lord Kamall (Con)
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We are looking at a number of different measures in terms of what works and what does not work, and we are very clear that it must be based on evidence. The Government keep all taxes under regular review, and decisions about the future development of taxes are made by the Chancellor, in line with the Government’s tax policy-making framework.

Baroness Redfern Portrait Baroness Redfern (Con)
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My Lords, overconsumption of sugar causes both dental decay and obesity, but it is dental disease which, unfortunately, is in many cases largely irreversible. Does the Minister agree that action to tackle diet-related disease such as tooth decay must be formally recognised as an integral part of ongoing work to confront obesity?