Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat), on Monday, 13 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 11 members in total.

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Dentists in Hazel Grove constituency

That this House expresses deep concern over the crisis of NHS dentistry in Hazel Grove constituency; notes with alarm that a recent health survey of local residents found that 46.4 per cent were not registered with an NHS dentist, and 44 per cent had been forced to pay for private treatment because they could not access NHS care; further notes that around 10 per cent of residents surveyed reported that they were neither registered with an NHS dentist nor paying for private care, suggesting that they are going without dental treatment altogether; highlights that in Romiley the last NHS dentist closed more than two years ago, leaving large parts of the constituency without local access to NHS provision; believes this situation is unacceptable and risks worsening health inequalities, particularly during a cost-of-living crisis; calls on the Government to urgently reform the broken NHS dental contract, incentivise dentists to provide NHS services locally, and ensure flexible commissioning so that residents can access timely care; and urges Ministers to act further and faster to tackle the emergence of dental deserts so that every constituent can access an NHS dentist when they need one.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2038 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Jim Shannon

Angus MacDonald

Lee Dillon

Clive Jones

Helen Maguire

Subjects

Dental services NHS Standards Hazel Grove

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk