Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Starting Well programme on improving children’s dental attendance in the Borough of Ealing.
The Government is committed to improving access to dental services and improving the oral health of children. NHS England is responsible for commissioning dental services to meet the needs of the local population.
The Starting Well Programme is due to end on 31 March 2020. A final evaluation will be undertaken at the end of the scheme.