Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con): It is not only certain constituencies that are in crisis, but the whole country. When the Select Committee on Health looked into this, the Minister eventually admitted that 30 million people in this country do not have an NHS dentist. Mr. Lansley: That is right. Only about 40 per cent. of non-exempt adults have access to NHS dentistry. Of course, the Government are going to abolish registration and manipulate the figures. They will say that increased numbers of people see an NHS dentist, but that does not mean that they are necessarily registered with them or have access as they did in the past on the basis of a long-term relationship. | 
