HC Deb 14 February 1992 vol 203 c662W
Mr. Kennedy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimates he has for the cost in 1992–93 of abolishing charges for dental check-ups and sight tests; and if he will make a statement.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

[holding answer 11 February 1992]: £65 million is a provisional estimate of the full cost in 1992–93 of abolishing dental examination charges. No corresponding estimate exists for sight tests; there are no charges for NHS sight tests, which are available to approximately 40 per cent. of the population.