Question follow-through · 37692
Fluoride: Drinking Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides on safe levels of fluoride in drinking water.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 19 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides on safe levels of fluoride in drinking water.
14 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Mar 2025
Answer published
Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral found in water and some foods. The amount of naturally occurring fluoride in water varies across the United Kingdom due to geological differences. Drinking water regulations contain a standard for fluoride which i...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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