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Mr. Percival
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether water authorities are compelled to comply with requests from area health authorities to add fluoride to water supplies; and, if so, what is the statutory authority for this compulsion.
Mr. Denis Howell
There is no statutory authority for area health authorities to compel water authorities to add fluoride to water supplies.