Dental Care

Baroness Harris of Richmond Excerpts
Wednesday 20th May 2020

(4 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Bethell Portrait Lord Bethell
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My Lords, I cannot make the commitment that my noble friend seeks at the Dispatch Box, but I promise to convey his thoughts to the discussions taking place between DHSC colleagues and the Treasury.

Baroness Harris of Richmond Portrait Baroness Harris of Richmond (LD)
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My Lords, a recent poll of around 2,000 dentists and dental professionals found that 97.5% of them supported a vote of no confidence in the leadership of the office of the Chief Dental Officer of England. What is the Government’s assessment of this?

Lord Bethell Portrait Lord Bethell
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My Lords, it is not the role of the Department of Health and Social Care to have a view on the popularity of the Chief Dental Officer. All I can say is that the support he has provided for the profession is enormously appreciated, and we have a lot of confidence in his work.