§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the areas of the United Kingdom in which (a) fluoride is added to drinking water in which the natural fluoride content is non-existent or negligible, and (b) fluoride is naturally present to a substantial extent and is topped up to one part per million by the addition of fluoride.
§ Mr. Denis HowellFluoride is present naturally to some degree in virtually all water sources. A list of areas where the fluoride level is raised artificially to 1 part per million was given in answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Brent, South (Mr. Pavitt) on 6th February.—[Vol. 943, c.404–6.] In all those cases the average natural fluoride content is below 0.6 part per million.
§ Mr. Bodyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he recommends the use of hydrofluoric acid as a means of fluoridation.
§ Mr. Denis HowellNo.