NHS Dentistry: Recovery and Reform Debate
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Hywel Williams
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NHS Dentistry: Recovery and Reform
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Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC)
Is the £200 million additional, in the sense of being diverted from other parts of the NHS in England, or is it new money from the Treasury that would attract the Barnett consequentials for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland? Which is it?
Victoria Atkins
We have finite resources. As I have said, this is additional money. I have prioritised dentistry across the board, but this is £200 million of additional money—in addition to the £3 billion that we spend in England.