(2) if he will assess the merits of ring-fencing the salaried primary dental care services budget.

(2) if he will assess the merits of ring-fencing the salaried primary dental care services budget.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether he plans to ring-fence the salaried primary dental care services budget;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether he plans to ring-fence the salaried primary dental care services budget;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her answer of 6 December 2006, Official Report, column 548W, on dentistry, if she will list the (a) most common reasons for primary care trust income being below expected levels and (b) options available to trusts in taking corrective action.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her answer of 6 December 2006, Official Report, column 548W, on dentistry, if she will list the (a) most common reasons for primary care trust income being below expected levels and (b) options available to trusts in taking corrective action.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her answer of 6 December 2006, Official Report, column 548W, on dentistry, when her Department expects to reclaim from primary care trusts underspends from their 2006-07 NHS dentistry budget allocations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her answer of 6 December 2006, Official Report, column 548W, on dentistry, when her Department expects to reclaim from primary care trusts underspends from their 2006-07 NHS dentistry budget allocations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her answer of 6 December 2006 to question 102331, on dentistry, how many individual dental patients were recorded in each month of 2006-07 for which figures are available; and what receipts from dental charges were in each month.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her answer of 6 December 2006 to question 102331, on dentistry, how many individual dental patients were recorded in each month of 2006-07 for which figures are available; and what receipts from dental charges were in each month.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the ring-fenced budget allocation for each primary care trust made for NHS dentistry (a) was in 2005-06, (b) is in 2006-07 and (c) is planned to be in 2007-08;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the ring-fenced budget allocation for each primary care trust made for NHS dentistry (a) was in 2005-06, (b) is in 2006-07 and (c) is planned to be in 2007-08;

(2) how much of the budget allocation for NHS dentistry for 2006-07 is funded from income from charges in each primary care trust.

(2) how much of the budget allocation for NHS dentistry for 2006-07 is funded from income from charges in each primary care trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many unique dental patients were recorded by the Business Service Authority for each primary care trust in each month for which information is available; and how much in receipts from dental charges was recorded in each case in each month.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many unique dental patients were recorded by the Business Service Authority for each primary care trust in each month for which information is available; and how much in receipts from dental charges was recorded in each case in each month.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make it her policy to underwrite any shortfall in NHS dental charges income to allow each primary care trust fully to spend its budget allocation for NHS dentistry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make it her policy to underwrite any shortfall in NHS dental charges income to allow each primary care trust fully to spend its budget allocation for NHS dentistry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health at what point her Department expects to reclaim underspends from primary care trusts from their 2005-06 NHS dentistry budget allocations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health at what point her Department expects to reclaim underspends from primary care trusts from their 2005-06 NHS dentistry budget allocations.

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.

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.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department makes available to encourage dentists to join the NHS; and whether there are conditions attached to the funding to encourage dentists to remain within the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department makes available to encourage dentists to join the NHS; and whether there are conditions attached to the funding to encourage dentists to remain within the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department makes available to encourage dentists to join the NHS; and whether there are conditions attached to the funding to encourage dentists to remain within the NHS. - It has not been possible to respond to the hon Member...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department makes available to encourage dentists to join the NHS; and whether there are conditions attached to the funding to encourage dentists to remain within the NHS. - It has not been possible to respond to the hon Member...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to update the Dental Workforce Review. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to update the Dental Workforce Review. - Inc figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much spending has been allocated to dental school capital expenditure this year as a result of his Department's budget settlement; what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) the Treasury and (b) the Department of Health regarding the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much spending has been allocated to dental school capital expenditure this year as a result of his Department's budget settlement; what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) the Treasury and (b) the Department of Health regarding the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money has been allocated to dentistry (a) in each year since 1997 and (b) for each of the next three years; and how that money has been spent. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money has been allocated to dentistry (a) in each year since 1997 and (b) for each of the next three years; and how that money has been spent. - Inc table.