Water Supply: Fluoride
Commons · Question 65068 · Tabled 4 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Darren Paffey
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the potential merits of adding fluoride to drinking water and (b) the potential impact of this on oral health for children.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 10 Jul 2025
Water fluoridation is an evidence based, effective public health intervention for improving the oral health of children and adults. The 2022 Health Monitoring Report showed that five-year-olds were less likely to experience dental caries, and less likely ...