HC Deb 14 November 1988 vol 140 c476W
Mr. Colvin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people had free eye tests in each of the calendar years 1978 to 1988.

Mr. Mellor

The information requested is not available but the number of free National Health Service tests in each year since 1978 is shown in the table. The figure for 1988 is not yet available.

England
(millions)
Number
1978 7.9
1979 8.1
1980 8.3
1981 8.4
1982 8.7
1983 9.0
1984 9.8
1985 10.3
1986 10.5
1987 11.1

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