§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many opticians and ophthalmologists have been trained in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. HayhoeI regret that information is not available in the form requested. The table shows the numbers of new opticians who registered with the General Optical Council and the numbers of doctors in training in ophthalmology in National Health Service hospitals.
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Ophthalmic Opticians 244 265 271 277 * Dispensing Opticians 276 224 192 218 * Doctors in Training 536 545 535 536 * * Not available Notes
The figures for opticians are United Kingdom figures for years ended 31 December.
The figures for doctors are England and Wales figures at 30 September.