§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people had sight tests in all health board areas for which figures are available in(a) the last 12–month period for which figures are available and (b) in each year since 1987–88.
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§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 2 February, 1993]: The information requested for each of the financial years from 1987–88 to 1991–92 is shown in the table. Information for
Numbers of NHS sight tests1 in Scotland by Health Board area Health Board 1987–88 1988–89 1989–902 1990–91 1991–92 1 October 1991 to 30 September 1992 Argyll and Clyde 95,153 98,926 30,636 39,703 46,243 48,096 Ayrshire and Arran 80,202 85,746 34,754 34,606 38,236 39,902 Borders 16,123 17,981 7,176 5,240 6,316 7,163 Dumfries and Galloway 29,324 31,007 11,761 11,336 13,637 14,704 Fife 72,534 76,854 24,821 28,556 34,049 35,453 Forth Valley 54,525 58,847 26,276 18,426 21,637 22,354 Grampian 96,777 108,592 30,582 33,367 36,977 39,129 Greater Glasgow 237,924 252,843 131,605 110,697 122,878 128,436 Highland 36,185 36,599 15,841 13,091 15,476 16,073 Lanarkshire 119,371 119,307 47,680 47,983 56,269 58,527 Lothian 162,353 176,902 74,531 56,682 66,297 69,096 Orkney 2,674 2,972 862 873 1,034 1,156 Shetland 7,000 7,069 2,808 2,420 2,834 2,700 Tayside 83,680 90,498 28,103 28,132 32,642 34,802 Western Isles 4,320 4,467 2,043 1,773 2,073 2,035 Scotland Total 1,098,145 1,168,610 475,479 432,885 496,598 519,626 1 One person may have more than one sight test in the period. 2 Since 1 April 1989 free NHS sight tests have been available only to children, full-time students under 19, those in receipt of income support or family credit, the registered blind and partially sighted, complex lens users, those who hold an AG2 exemption certificate from the health benefits unit, diagnosed diabetic or glaucoma sufferers, and close relatives aged 40 or over of glaucoma sufferers. Information is not collected on private sight tests.