§ Mr. ShersbyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the estimated cost to public funds for the current financial year of the spectacle allowance payable to staff in his Department who work on visual display units; what is the current allowance; and when it was last updated.
§ Mr. MellorThe estimated 1989–90 cost of spectacles for staff in the Department working on VDUs is £10,000. The current allowance, updated on 1 December 1988, is £50 plus any eyesight testing costs.