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Ms Jowell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures he is taking to ensure that water companies comply with requests from local health authorities for water fluoridation other than when technical considerations prevent them from doing. [36817]
Mr. Malone
Fluoridation of water supplies is a matter for local decision. Local health authorities have no power to compel water suppliers to fluoridate.