§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many free domiciliary sight test visits there were in(a) 1992–93, (b) 1993–94, (c) 1994–95 and (d) 1995–96, broken down by health authority. [8828]
§ Mr. MilburnThe information is given in the table. It reveals marked variations between years for some authorities for which no explanation was provided. This suggests that some returns may not have been audited and some data for individual authorities may be subject to error.
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Number of domiciliary sight tests paid for by FHSAs in England 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Cleveland 2,050 2,150 2,380 2,510 Cumbria 690 870 1,080 1,080 Durham 2,950 3,100 3,330 3,710 Northumberland 1,400 1,560 1,700 1,550 Gateshead 460 950 940 1,420 Newcastle 890 920 1,540 2,100 North Tyneside 800 1,030 810 820 South Tyneside 530 530 580 800 Sunderland 1,100 1,220 1,610 1,480 Humberside 2,340 2,720 3,210 3,780 North Yorkshire 1,140 1,210 1,850 2,280 Bradford 1,440 2,060 2,680 3,110 Calderdale 460 510 270 810 Kirklees 1,280 1,400 1,580 1,560 Leeds 5,490 4,760 3,990 3,440 Wakefield 1,050 1,150 1,350 1,470 Derbyshire 3,330 3,420 4,180 3,880 Leicestershire 1,580 2,360 3,210 3,580 Lincolnshire 1,460 2,200 2,150 2,420 Nottinghamshire 2,700 2,960 4,080 5,060 Barnsley 960 880 690 1,310 Doncaster 780 790 730 1,140 Rotherham 750 710 1,100 1,180 Sheffield 1,710 1,840 2,380 3,130 Cambridgeshire 540 1,350 1,420 670 Norfolk 2,860 3,170 3,780 4,080 Suffolk 1,270 1,480 2,010 2,580 Bedfordshire 900 1,010 1,330 1,470 Hertfordshire 2,820 3,050 4,490 5,030 Barnet 1,150 1,260 2,140 2,090 Brent and Harrow 1,260 1,530 1,690 2,790 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 1,350 1,670 2,490 2,150 Hillingdon 420 460 950 930 Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 2,910 1,350 1,630 830 Essex 6,560 7,330 8,210 8,010 Barking and Havering 970 970 1,590 2,230 Camden and Islington 1,390 1,550 2,420 2,200 City and East London 3,390 3,600 4,970 4,690 Enfield and Haringey 1,130 1,490 2,040 2,990 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 1,810 1,580 2,320 2,170 East Sussex 4,350 4,190 4,600 4,590 Kent 2,850 4,140 5,310 6,740 Greenwich and Bexley 630 870 1,350 1,460 Bromley 610 1,370 1,990 1,530 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 3,170 3,640 4,790 6,740 Surrey 2,190 1,970 2,370 3,230 West Sussex 1,440 1,750 1,810 2,260 Croydon 630 1,150 20 40 Kingston and Richmond 620 580 780 1,130 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 1,290 1,600 2,590 3,490 Dorset 6,250 8,430 7,020 3,250 Hampshire 3,140 4,310 5,220 4,820 Wiltshire 2,620 1,330 1,330 1,560 Isle of Wight 210 260 280 220 Berkshire 1,070 1,010 1,390 1,780 Buckinghamshire 350 400 830 1,030 Northamptonshire 1,260 1,910 1,830 2,280 Oxfordshire 910 650 980 1,110 Avon 2,430 2,740 3,270 3,900 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 910 730 1,350 1,770 Devon 2,900 3,570 5,200 6,700 Gloucestershire 1,260 1,600 1,650 1,990 Somerset 810 820 1,280 1,840 Hereford and Worcester 1,170 1,570 2,260 2,830 Shropshire 820 990 1,270 1,340
Number of domiciliary sight tests paid for by FHSAs in England 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Staffordshire 1,470 2,300 3,200 3,510 Warwickshire 1,140 1,600 1,260 1,930 Birmingham 4,610 2,400 5,150 5,720 Coventry 2,040 1,770 2,510 3,510 Dudley 940 1,470 1,600 1,480 Sandwell 2,250 1,740 1,620 1,590 Solihull 350 330 270 410 Walsall 870 1,180 870 1,020 Wolverhampton 880 860 990 1,210 Cheshire 1,450 2,590 2,160 3,260 Liverpool 2,050 3,400 3,200 3,560 St. Helens and Knowsley 750 1,220 1,820 2,030 Sefton 1,410 2,000 2,010 2,330 Wirral 1,240 1,110 1,120 1,240 Lancashire 3,510 6,510 7,740 9,420 Bolton 710 1,020 1,110 1,340 Bury 390 950 1,000 1,120 Manchester 1,570 2,490 3,260 3,420 Oldham 470 610 720 980 Rochdale 220 770 920 980 Salford 8,200 1,260 1,620 1,700 Stockport 490 730 790 730 Tameside 360 870 1,130 1,120 Trafford 910 1,570 1,510 1,630 Wigan 2,080 940 1,090 1,130 Total England 152,260 167,380 200,310 222,500 Source:
SBE515.