HC Deb 13 March 1997 vol 292 c305W
Mr. Thurnham

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are registered(a) blind and (b) partially sighted. [19084]

Mr. Moss

Information is not collected centrally in the format requested. The numbers of blind and particularly sighted people in Northern Ireland who were in contact with health and social service providers during the year ended 31 March 1996 were 3,634 and 2,514 respectively.