Written question asked by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 10 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 January 2005. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 January 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department has allocated for increases in the number of NHS dentists in England by October 2005. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding his Department has allocated for increases in the number of NHS dentists in England by October 2005. [204984] Ms Rosie Winterton: The Department has provided funding to meet the service cost of the increase in dentists. £50 million was made available to the national health service last year to address local dental access issues. £3.8 million has been committed to recruit Polish dentists. The NHS is also engaging in local recruitment activity, funded from its own baseline allocation.

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