HC Deb 14 July 1993 vol 228 cc527-8W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) which water companies have stopped fluoridation since privatisation;

(2) how many new water fluoridation schemes have been introduced since the Water Fluoridation Act 1985.

Dr. Mawhinney

This information is not available centrally.

Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prescriptions for fluoride supplements have been issued since January; and what are the figures for the comparable period in 1992.

Dr. Mawhinney

This information is shown in the table.

Fluoride supplement prescriptions England
Period Number of prescription items Thousands
January 1992 to March 1992 2.1
January 1993 to March 1993 34.8

Note: Since I January 1993 general dental practitioners have been able to prescribe fluoride supplements for the long-term care of their patients under the continuing care arrangements introduced by the new dental contract in October 1990.