Mr. Pavlttasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will consider the evidence on the benefits shown by the committee of inquiry into the fluoridation of water supplies, the report which has been sent to him by the hon. Member for Brent, South; if there has been any further evidence of medical research in this matter since the last departmental report on fluoridation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir George YoungI am aware of the report published in Australia of the committee of inquiry into the fluoridation of Victorian water supplies for 1979–80 and I understand it to be a thorough and well-based review of recent studies. It adds to the number of reports which have been brought to our attention since the last departmental report in 1969, demonstrating the safety and efficacy of fluoridation of water supplies.