HL Deb 08 April 2003 vol 647 cc26-7WA
Lord Lipsey

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much the National Health Service voucher scheme for glasses cost in the last year for which figures are available. [HL2400]

Baroness Andrews

In 2001–02 an estimated 3.6 million vouchers for spectacles and 0.4 million applications for repairs and replacements of spectacles were reimbursed by health authorities in England, at a costof £139 million.