Written question asked by Peter Thurnham (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 March 1997. It was answered by Simon Burns (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: How many people are registered (a) blind and (b) partially sighted. - Inc figs and ref to "Registered blind and partially sighted people at 31 March 1994, England" (in Library).

Answer: Mr. Thurnham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are registered (a) blind and (b) partially sighted. [19081] Mr. Burns: Latest centrally available figures, as published in "Registered blind and partially sighted people at 31 March 1994, England", copies of which are available in the Library, show that at 31 March 1994, there were (a) 149,700 people registered with local authorities as blind and (b) 115,700 registered as partially sighted.

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