Written question asked by Martyn Jones (Labour) on Thursday, 11 December 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 December 1997. It was answered by Alan Milburn (Labour) on Thursday, 18 December 1997 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individuals underwent a routine bi-annual eye examination in (a) each of the three years before 1989 and (b) each of the three years after 1989.

Answer: Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many individuals underwent a routine bi-annual eye examination in (a) each of the three years before 1989 and (b) each of the three years after 1989; and if he will make a statement. [21223] Mr. Milburn: This information requested is not available since statistics collected on National Health Service sight tests do not show the name of the individual tested and no information was collected on private sight tests until 1993-94.

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