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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...