HC Deb 30 November 1988 vol 142 c259W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department has on the numbers of people who currently have eye tests and dental examinations.

Mr. Mellor

We estimate that 11.7 million sight tests were undertaken in the general optical services in England in 1987–88. In the same period, just over 29 million dental examinations were undertaken in the general dental services.