Written question asked by Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 December 2010.

Fluoridation

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 26 October (WA 256), whether the absence of citation of any free websites at references 12 and 13 of the South Central Strategic Health Authority’s consultation document on water fluoridation, which would facilitate the assessment of the evidence by an average member of the public, conforms with the intentions for public consultation under the Water Act 2003.

Answer: The requirements for consultations under the Water Industry Act 1991 are detailed in the Water Fluoridation (Consultation) (England) Regulations 2005. The regulations require that a ““strategic health authority shall: publish details of the steps they propose to take, and the manner in which individuals who would be affected by it and bodies with an interest can make representations regarding the proposal in one or more newspapers circulating within the area to which the arrangements relate; and in such other media accessible within that area as the authority consider appropriate for the purpose of bringing the proposal to the attention of individuals affected and bodies with an interest””.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 5216; 723 c288WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Fluoridation
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Disclosure of information Health hazards Internet Drinking water Public consultation Research Fluoride Bone cancer South Central Strategic Health Authority
Legislation: Water Act 2003
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk