HC Deb 20 April 1999 vol 329 c531W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the number of people who will benefit from the abolition of eye test charging for the over 60s. [80943]

Mr. Denham

We estimate that from 1 April 1999 some 6 million to 7 million more people aged 60 and over became eligible for free National Health Service sight tests.