| Heading: |
Eyesight: Testing |
| Question ID: |
1817823 |
| UIN: |
63796 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5274 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sonia Kumar
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Sonia Kumar
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to make eye tests mandatory for primary school children. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-08 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4359 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephen Kinnock
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| Answering Member handle: |
skinnock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@skinnock
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| Answer text: |
There are currently no plans to make eye tests mandatory for primary school children. The UK National Screening Committee recommends vision screening in school for children aged four to five years old, to look for reduced vision in one or both eyes.In add... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |