HC Deb 09 January 1990 vol 164 cc592-3W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the number of eye tests in Scotland.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

[holding answer 8 January 1990]: Between 1 April and 30 September 1989, 281,570 NHS sight tests have been carried out in Scotland under the general ophthalmic services. No information on the number of private sight tests in Scotland is held centrally.