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Written question asked by David Crausby (Labour) on Friday, 3 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 December 2004. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 13 December 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many senior citizens in Bolton North East have access to free eye tests. - Inc figure.
Answer

Mr. Crausby: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many senior citizens in Bolton, North-East have access to free eye tests. [203372] Miss Melanie Johnson: Figures for the number of sight tests by constituency are not collected centrally. The total number of sight tests paid for by Bolton Primary Care Trust in the year 2003-04 for people `aged 60 and over' was 18,760. Sight tests cannot be equated to the numbers of patients.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
203372; 428 c956W
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Fees and charges Exemptions Eyesight Pensioners Older people Testing Bolton
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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