To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to publish the Steele Review of NHS dentistry in England; and if he will make a statement. (277855)

We expect the findings of the independent review team will be published in the early summer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Steele Review of NHS dentistry in England; and from which budgetary allocation the funds for the review are drawn. (277856)

The costs of the review are being met from the Department’s centrally managed programme funds. Final review costs will be available once Professor Steele’s review is complete and his report is published. We expect the report to be published in the early summer.