Written questions by Pearce.

What estimate her Department has made of how many children in High Peak constituency have been identified as having Special Education Needs.

The special educational needs (SEN) publication publishes data on pupils with SEN support or education, health and care (EHC) plans. This publication can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england. The figures requested are derivable from the underlying school data and have been summarised in the table below:Pupils with SEN in High Peak constituency, January 2024Pupils by SEN typeTotal numberTotal ProportionTotal pupils12,304100%SEN support1,78714.5%EHC plan5264.3%

What estimate his Department has made of the number of people waiting for (a) four, (b) eight and (c) 12 or more weeks for a non-urgent appointment.

Data on waiting times from consultant-led referral to treatment is published on a monthly basis, and is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/The latest published data from May 2024 showed there were:- 6,284,066 incomplete pathways over four weeks;- 5,118,954 incomplete pathways over eight weeks; and- 4,259,438 incomplete pathways over 12 weeks. Waiting times for consultant-led treatments are measured in pathways, rather than people or patients. Patients may be on more than one incomplete pathway.Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission. We will start by delivering an extra 40,000 operations, scans, and appointments each week, as the first step in our commitment to ensuring patients can expect to be treated within 18 weeks.

What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS dental provision in High Peak constituency.

The Government plans to tackle the challenges patients face when trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to NHS dental care, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.From 1 April 2023, the responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to all integrated care boards across England.NHS dentists are required to keep their NHS website profiles up to date, so that patients can find a dentist more easily. This includes information on whether they are accepting new patients. In circumstances where patients are unable to access an urgent dental appointment directly through an NHS dental practice, they should contact NHS 111.

What estimate his Department has made of the proportion of (a) adults and (b) children going 24 months or more without a dental check-up.

In the 24 months to June 2023, 18.1 million adults saw a National Health Service dentist in England, the equivalent to 41% of the adult population. In the 12 months to June 2023, 6.4 million children saw an NHS dentist in England, the equivalent to 53% of the child population. Further information is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics

How many and what proportion of dental practises are rated as good by the CQC in High Peak constituency.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulates all health and social care services in England. The commission ensures quality and safety across the range of sectors that deliver health and care to people in England.The CQC carries out assessments of primary dental services to determine if they are compliant with regulations, however they do not rate dental services in the same way they do for the other services they regulate. 12 out of the 18 active dental locations in the High Peak constituency have been assessed and are compliant with the regulations. The remaining six locations have not yet been assessed.