Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether fluoride is added to the water supply anywhere in the UK.

Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral found in varying amounts in soil, food, and drink, including drinking water supplies. Currently approximately six million people in England live in areas with a water fluoridation scheme where the fluoride concentration has been adjusted, in line with legal limits, to help reduce tooth decay. Further details on the areas involved are available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-and-care-bill-factsheets/health-and-care-bill-water-fluoridation.