you see after that. why on earth was that contract set up in the first place? that contract set up in the first lace? ~ ., . ., , , place? well, of course, it limits the spend _ place? well, of course, it limits the spend on — place? well, of course, it limits the spend on nhs— place? well, of course, it limits the spend on nhs dentistry i place? well, of course, it limits the spend on nhs dentistry by l the spend on nhs dentistry by government. whereas before, if a patient attended at a practice and they could be accommodated within they could be accommodated within the appointment book of the practice, then they could be seen within nhs dentistry and the funding would go to the practice, so that they could be seen. and all of the clinical procedures be carried out. as i say, now, each practice has a quota of units of dental activity which, in effect, limits the overall budget for nhs dentistry. and, given that it was only allocated for approximately 50% of the population, you can see why we have a crisis. there isn't enough funding in place to deliver care to the numbers of people that need it, and we need an urgent statement from the secretary