§ Mr. ButterfillTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what public funding is used to promote fluoridation; and if he will publish a statement detailing the nature and extent of that funding over the last five years.
§ Mr. DorrellRegional health authorities are generally responsible for local schemes for water fluoridation. Information on the total cost of these schemes is not available. Some financial assistance is, however, provided from central funds. This amounted to:
£ 1986–87 262,000 1987–88 433,000 1988–89 1,168,000 1989–90 430,000 1990–91 257,784 In addition a grant under section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 has been made each year to the British Fluoridation Society as follows:
£ 1986–87 20,000 1987–88 20,000 1988–89 30,000 1989–90 30,000 1990–91 33,000