§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will extend his Department's definition of a near relative of glaucoma sufferers in his criteria for free eye tests to include nephews and nieces.
§ Mr. MellorThe criteria that free NHS sight tests should be available to parents, brothers, sisters or children aged 40 years or over of diagnosed glaucoma sufferers was reached after advice from doctors and full consultation with other interested parties. We have no plans to change or extend this definition to include nephews, nieces, any other relative or age group.