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Written question asked by Bill Etherington (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 May 1996. It was answered by James Clappison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 May 1996 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.


Dept of the Environment

Question
If he will list by (a) water authority and (b) water company each incident since 1985 which has resulted in an overdose of fluoride entering the water supply. - No records available for 1985 to 1989. No incidents have been reported since then.
Answer

Mr. Etherington: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list by (a) water authority and (b) water company each incident since 1985 which has resulted in an overdose of fluoride entering the water supply.[29134] Mr. Clappison: There are no records available for the period 1985 to 1989. No incidents have been reported since then.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
29134; 277 c482W
Session
1995-96
Subjects
Fluoride Water treatment
Contains statistics
Yes