Dental Treatment For Members Of The Territorial Army

EDM number 380 in 2008-09, proposed by Lindsay Hoyle on 12/01/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Armed forces welfare.

That this House notes that currently members of the Territorial Army cannot access army dentists based at army barracks free of charge in the same way as regular troops; recognises the invaluable role that Territorial Army troops play in providing frontline support to the regular army being deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as many other theatres in previous years; further notes the capacity which exists within army dental services allowing them to accommodate Territorial Army troops; and calls on the Government to extend the provision of free dental treatment to members of the Territoral Army as a means of support and recognition of the valuable service they provide.

This motion has been signed by a total of 53 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.