Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of applications to join the National Dental Performers List were determined within (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four or more months in the last three years for which figures are available.

NHS England is responsible for the National Dental Performers list and currently does not hold information centrally on how many applications have been received from individuals wishing to join the National Dental Performers list. Information on the length of time to process applications is therefore currently not available.

Capita took on the contract for Primary Care Support Services on 1 September 2015, replacing a number of diverse local arrangements, and over the next two years are transforming the way services are delivered to make them more consistent, efficient, reliable, and ultimately better for end users. This includes administering the National Dental Performers List.