Fluoride: Drinking Water
Commons · Question 34466 · Tabled 27 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a national water fluoridation strategy.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 Mar 2025
Water fluoridation is an effective population measure that reduces tooth decay. It should be used to complement other effective methods of increasing fluoride use, as set out in the statement by the UK Chief Medical Officers, which is available at the fol...