Children's Spectacles (Toughened Lenses)

HC Deb 24 February 1969 vol 778 c203W

80. Mr. Bessell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will authorise opticians to dispense spectacles with toughened glass under the National Health Service for children under the age of 14 years.

Mr. Snow

Such lenses may already be supplied on request, in most cases on payment of a specified charge.