§ Mr. LawrenceTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has given the Severn-Trent water authority a full indemnity against any civil liability, including negligence, arising from the fluoridation of drinking water supplies by the company.
§ Mr. FreemanA full indemnity was provided to Severn-Trent Water by my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, on 21 November 1989.