§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what research has been carried out on the impact on the number of people seeking eye tests of the introduction of a charge.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyWe have recently commissioned a survey of the volume of sight tests. The survey will collect information on the numbers carried out during the first quarter of 1990 and the results compared with demand in earlier periods.
The findings should be available after Easter when we would expect to provide a summary for the Library.