Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve access to NHS dentists for people in the Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.

National Health Service dental practices are currently prioritising urgent care, vulnerable groups and children, followed by overdue routine care. New infection prevention and control guidance was published on 24 November, which will support NHS dentistry to provide more appointments whilst keeping patients, dentists, and their teams safe. There are 56 urgent dental centres in Lancashire and South Cumbria which patients can contact directly via the local dental advice triage helpline.