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Written question asked by Lord Monson (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Warner (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 April 2006.


Fluoridation

Question
How many letters the Department of Health has received from members of the public in each year since 2000 requesting that a scheme for the artificial fluoridation of water supplies be introduced in their area.
Answer

The Department of Health has received around 1,315 pieces of correspondence since January 2000 that dealt with the issue of fluoridation. To ascertain which of these were pro-fluoridation would incur disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5004; 680 c234-5WA
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Drinking water Fluoride
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk