Asked by: Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the (a) capital and (b) revenue costs to his Department of the Williamsgate fluoridation scheme.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
The estimated capital cost of the Williamsgate fluoridation plant is £962,252 and the estimated revenue cost is £171,414, both of which include VAT.
Asked by: Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to para. 2.1(d) of the Williamsgate treatment works fluoridation variation agreement, how many households were supplied with water from (a) Williamsgate and (b) Quarry Hill works on 31 October 2022.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
By 31 October 2022, United Utilities had begun to transition the area supplied by Quarry Hill water treatment works onto the new supply from Williamsgate water treatment works.
The area served by the outlet main leaving Williamsgate water treatment works is the same as the area that was supplied by Quarry Hill water treatment works. The estimated number of properties covered by this area is 8,354. The number of properties that were supplied by Quarry Hill water treatment works before the transition was an estimated 8,354 properties.
Asked by: Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with regard to the variation agreement of 28 September 2023 on the supply of fluoridated water from the Williamsgate works, what estimate he has made of how many households (a) will be supplied when fluoridation is operational and (b) would have been supplied under the 1968 agreement on 30 June 2022.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
The number of properties that will be supplied by fluoridated water when Williamsgate is operational, under the varied 1968 agreement, is estimated to be 33,884. The number of properties supplied under the 1968 agreement on 30 June 2022 is estimated to be 33,884.
Asked by: Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the World Health Organisation on the UK's position on the tenth Conference of the Parties of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
The Government has not held discussions with the World Health Organisation regarding the United Kingdom’s position on the conference in question.
All papers, decisions made at the conference, and attendance lists are available at the following link:
Observers can apply to attend the proceedings.
Asked by: Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he supports greater inclusion of stakeholders at the Conference of the Parties of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
The Government has not held discussions with the World Health Organisation regarding the United Kingdom’s position on the conference in question.
All papers, decisions made at the conference, and attendance lists are available at the following link:
Observers can apply to attend the proceedings.
Asked by: Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the transparency of the Conference of the Parties of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
No assessment has been made.
Asked by: Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to begin the public consultation on a fluoridation scheme for the Williamsgate treatment works.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
There are no current plans to consult on a fluoridation scheme for the Williamsgate treatment works.
Asked by: Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential environmental impact of plans to start fluoridation from the Williamsgate treatment works on waterways in West Cumbria.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
No specific assessment has been made.
Asked by: Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the local authority and (b) water undertakers on water fluoridation schemes in Cumbria; and whether he has undertaken a consultation under the Water Fluoridation (Consultation) (England) Regulations 2022.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
Departmental officials recently met with Cumbria County Council and United Utilities on water fluoridation schemes in Cumbria. No consultation has been undertaken under the Water Fluoridation (Consultation) (England) Regulations 2022.
Asked by: Mark Jenkinson (Conservative - Workington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the estimated cost of fluoridation schemes in Cumbria in (a) 2022 and (b) future years.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
The estimates for 2022/23 have not yet been finalised. The forecasts for future years are not held centrally.