§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many eye tests were undertaken by opticians under the National Health Service in the Leek parliamentary constituency in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. MoyleInformation in the form requested could not be provided without disproportionate expenditure in staff costs. However, the number of sight tests carried out under the general ophthalmic services, by ophthalmic opticians in the former Staffordshire Executive Council area, and from April 1974 in the larger Staffordshire Family Practitioner Committee area, in both of which the Leeek constituency is included, were as follows:
Calendar year Staffordshire Executive Council area— To 31st March 1974 16,800 Staffordshire Family Practitioner Committee area— From 1st April 1974 93,000 1975 131,800 1976 132,133