§ 19. Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to continue the investing in dentistry initiative in future financial years. [98944]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Investing in Dentistry and Personal Dental Service initiatives have made a good start in tackling the worst local problems of access to NHS dentistry which we inherited. As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made clear, this Government are determined to make NHS dentistry a truly national service again, and to make sure that, within two years, anyone who wants to see an NHS dentist can do so. In the new year we will publish our plans for building on the success of IID to achieve that, as part of a wide-ranging strategy for dentistry in England.