How to email our Health Minister

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Dear Mr Hooper,

I understand that in June 2023 you proposed to Tynwald that our Public Health Directorate should explore the fluoridation of the Manx water supply and the effects this would have on the Manx population. I also understand that your proposal was accepted and the Directorate’s Report will be placed on the Tynwald register in February 2024.

I am extremely concerned about your proposal. Similar proposals were made by Health Ministers in 1986 and 2003 and were abandoned after almost unanimous rejection by islanders. Since then, further significant and high quality evidence has been published worldwide attributing water fluoridation to a range of serious adverse health issues - particularly in children.

I would like to ask the following of you, as our current Health Minister;

  1. I assume you have reviewed the evidence attributing water fluoridation to a range of serious adverse health issues in detail - please confirm you have done so and why you are disregarding it.

  2. I also assume your proposal is supported by at least one double-blind randomized controlled trial (RCT) proving that water fluoridation does not cause any serious adverse health issues - please kindly refer me to that trial so I may review it.

  3. Please confirm precisely which chemical or chemicals would be added to our water to achieve ‘fluoridation’ and which company would supply those chemicals.

  4. Lastly, given that fluoridation of our water would force all island residents to ingest those chemicals, without the provision of informed consent and with no ability to ‘opt out’, please confirm if either the Manx government or Manx Utilities will accept liability to residents harmed as a result of ingestion and what compensation would be available to those residents.

Thank you in advance.

Yours faithfully,