§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received about the constitutional and civil liberties implications of compulsory fluoridation of the water supply. [101131]
§ Yvette CooperWe regularly receive representations about the ethical aspects of fluoridation. We recognise the sincerity of people's concern and this is one of the reasons why we are proposing that decisions on fluoridation be taken locally. No new fluoridation scheme would be implemented unless there had been wide-ranging consultations, in which both opponents and supporters of fluoridation had had the opportunity to publicise their views and it had been demonstrated, through an objective assessment of public opinion, that a significant majority of people were in favour.