To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she plans to have for the purposes of establishing centres for dental development; and what assessment she has made of the stakeholders that will be required to take part in those discussions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for announcing the locations of centres for dental development; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of locating one of those centres in York.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria he plans to use to determine the locations for establishing a centre for dental development.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many centres for dental development he will develop.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the key functions of a centre for dental development will be.

Health Education England’s (HEE) ‘Advancing Dental Care Review Report’ explored the concept of Centres for Dental Development to bring together dental education and training at all levels with service delivery models, particularly in localities where there is a shortage in provision of dental services. HEE’s review recommended that the concept of Centres for Dental Development should be explored on a system-wide partnership basis based on local population and workforce need, as part of the Dental Education Reform Programme. It is likely that the model will be adjusted to reflect the local resources and funding available. There is no current commitment on numbers, locations or functions of such centres.