Fluoride: Drinking Water
(asked on 17th November 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government will announce further details of its water fluoridation plans.
This question was answered on 27th January 2021
Improving oral health is a priority for the Government. The scientific evidence suggests that water fluoridation is effective in reducing levels of tooth decay. Water fluoridation as a key initiative is set out in the prevention Green Paper: ‘Advancing our health: Prevention in the 2020s’, published in July 2019. Further details of proposed next steps will be announced in due course.