§ Mr. McCabeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what studies his Department has(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the causes of fluorosis in children; what links have been identified between fluorosis and the fluoridation of water supplies; and if he will make a statement. [5965]
§ Mr. MilburnThe Department of Health has not itself commissioned any research into the causes of fluorosis in children. Extensive research over many decades undertaken independently of the Department, confirms a link between water fluoridation and dental fluorosis.