Written question asked by Lord Pickles (Conservative) on Monday, 2 November 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 November 1998. It was answered by Glenda Jackson (Labour) on Monday, 9 November 1998 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, under the proposed amendments to the Motor Vehicle (Driving Licences) Regulation 1996, what assumptions underlie the estimate of the savings if the work were undertaken by opticians.

Answer: Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions under the proposed amendments to the Motor Vehicle (Driving Licences) Regulation 1996, what assumptions underlie the estimate of the savings if the work were undertaken by opticians. [58281] Ms Glenda Jackson: The savings are based on the difference between the fees payable to doctors and specialists from April 1999 and an estimate on the costs provided by Opticians to undertake similar volumes of tests to an identical standard.

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