Written question asked by Lord Rowlands (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 18 February 1994. It was answered by Lord Mawhinney (Conservative) on Friday, 18 February 1994 on behalf of the Department of Health.

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Dept of Health

Question

What estimate has been made of the number of children suffering from Down's syndrome who have applied for a supplementary voucher for the fitting of specially-made spectacle frames. - Centrally collected information covers only no. and type of vouchers issued not patient details such as age.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

237 c1039W

Session

1993-94

Subjects

Fees and charges Exemptions Down's syndrome Ophthalmic services Spectacles

Contains statistics

Yes