Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to undertake (a) public consultation and (b) impact assessments before the authorisation of future fluoridation schemes.

Any future proposals to establish and authorise new water fluoridation schemes would be subject to public consultation. Any such public consultation would also include information on the impact of any proposals on health, the environment and a cost benefit analysis.