Whether it would give full indemnity to Scottish Water against any legal actions arising from fluoridation of the water supply.

Under section 172 of the Water Act 1989, the Scottish ministers' may grant indemnities to Scottish Water in respect of:liabilities incurred by Scottish Water in connection with anything done by them to increase fluoride in water supplied;costs or expenses incurred by Scottish Water (or for which Scottish Water is liable) in connection with proceedings brought with respect to things done for the purpose of increasing the fluoride content of any water, or a proposal to do so, andexpenditure incurred by Scottish Water in complying with an order made in any such proceedings.As with any other discretionary power, it would be for the Scottish ministers to determine, having regard to the particular circumstances of the case, whether to exercise the power and, if so, to what extent.