Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Rugby (Crossbench). It was answered by Baroness Hooper (Conservative) on Monday, 4 December 1989.
Oral question
- Question
- To introduce legislation to amend Optician's Act 1989 to delete references to spectacles as "medical appliances" now that EC rulings have confirmed they should not be so described & what were costs to taxpayer in European Court case regarding description of spectacles as "medical appliances" & if HMG are seeking reimbursement from opticians.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 513 c729
- Session
- 1989-90
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Costs EU law Judgements Ophthalmology Spectacles
- Legislation
- Opticians Act 1989
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2023-04-12 01:53:24 +0100
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