Written question asked by Lord Risby (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 October 2007. It was answered by Ann Keen (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 October 2007 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Eyesight: Testing
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of children under the age of 16 years in (a) England, (b) the east of England and (c) Suffolk have taken up free NHS sight tests.
- Answer
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21.8 per cent. of children under the age of 16 years received an national health service sight test in the year ending 31 March 2007.Information on children under 16 years will be available at strategic health authority and primary care trust level in the publication ““General Ophthalmic Services: Activity Statistics for England and Wales: April 2007-September 2007””. This will be published by March 2008.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 161191; 465 c1221W
- Session
- 2006-07
- Subjects
- Children Eyesight Testing
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