Epistatacadam on Nostr: in this case I am pretty certain it's the view of the minister and his peripherals, ...

in this case I am pretty certain it's the view of the minister and his peripherals, that is setting the tone, and if he just told his Principal Sec that he wanted to know how many we needed to ensure everyone had access to an NHS Dentist, then the costs would be with him in hours, he could pressure the treasury by a gently asked question in HoC preferably by an opposition Member. The pressure would then be on HMT to find it, as it did from things they want. Might improve their polls