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Asked by Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 1 October 2007 (WA 132), what progress has been made towards the wider programme of research on the impact of fluoridation on children to which he referred; and whether this will take account of the findings of the 2006 report by the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology of the United States National Research Council.[HL9240]
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 30 January 2008 (WA 124), what progress has been made towards the comprehensive examination of the risks, benefits and costs of existing water fluoridation programmes that was being considered; and whether the protocol for any such study or studies is freely available.[HL9241]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe): We share Lord Darzi's view that future research on the overall effects of fluoridation should be carried out in accordance with relevant recommendations in the report of A Systematic Review of Water Fluoridation published by the University of York in 2000. Central to the report's recommendation is that future research should compare the effects of fluoridation in an intervention area with a control area. This can best be achieved where a new area is to be fluoridated. South Central Strategic Health Authority has decided to fluoridate Southampton and part of south west Hampshire and we will consider, if the scheme goes ahead, whether it would be a suitable model for this research. We would need to ensure that the setting of the research criteria took account of research studies published since the York report, including the United States National Research Council report.
Asked by Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 1 October 2007 (WA 132), what progress has been made towards the wider programme of research on the impact of fluoridation on children to which he referred; and whether this will take account of the findings of the 2006 report by the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology of the United States National Research Council.[HL9240]
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 30 January 2008 (WA 124), what progress has been made towards the comprehensive examination of the risks, benefits and costs of existing water fluoridation programmes that was being considered; and whether the protocol for any such study or studies is freely available.[HL9241]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe): We share Lord Darzi's view that future research on the overall effects of fluoridation should be carried out in accordance with relevant recommendations in the report of A Systematic Review of Water Fluoridation published by the University of York in 2000. Central to the report's recommendation is that future research should compare the effects of fluoridation in an intervention area with a control area. This can best be achieved where a new area is to be fluoridated. South Central Strategic Health Authority has decided to fluoridate Southampton and part of south west Hampshire and we will consider, if the scheme goes ahead, whether it would be a suitable model for this research. We would need to ensure that the setting of the research criteria took account of research studies published since the York report, including the United States National Research Council report.
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