Announcing the decision in the Commons, Ann Keen, the parliamentary under-secretary of state for health services, said the Government is firmly in favour of fluoridation “because of the potential it offers for reducing inequalities in oral health”.
It comes despite Gordon Brown telling the Daily Echo earlier this year the decision should be “up to local people”.
And this month, Southampton’s two Labour MPs said they believe the scheme must be put on hold because of public opposition.
Mrs Keen said the law stated the Stragic Health Authority (SHA) did not have to listen to public views opposing it, if it was happy the scientific evidence proves fluoride would improve dental health. She also said it “would not be appropriate” (sic) to call in the SHA’s decision for examination, because of a legal bid that has also been launched against it that could yet see a judicial review into the process
It comes despite Gordon Brown telling the Daily Echo earlier this year the decision should be “up to local people”.
And this month, Southampton’s two Labour MPs said they believe the scheme must be put on hold because of public opposition.
Mrs Keen said the law stated the Stragic Health Authority (SHA) did not have to listen to public views opposing it, if it was happy the scientific evidence proves fluoride would improve dental health. She also said it “would not be appropriate” (sic) to call in the SHA’s decision for examination, because of a legal bid that has also been launched against it that could yet see a judicial review into the process
A NEW POLL IS UNDERWAY IN THE DAILY ECHO http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4459598.Anger_as_MPs_say_no_to_fluoride_review/
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