General Optical Council: Reform (Hansard, 10 November 2004)

HL Deb 10 November 2004 vol 666 c83WA 83WA

§ Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
asked Her Majesty's Government:
When they intend to lay regulations to reform the General Optical Council. [HL4817]

§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner)
As part of our programme of work with the General Optical Council to strengthen the regulation of opticians, we intend to lay an order before Parliament early in the New Year. Subject to parliamentary approval, we expect the legislation to be enacted by the end of March 2005.