Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 98043

Eyesight: Children

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has issued guidance on steps to help increase Child Vision Screening Programmes.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The UK National Screening Committee recommends vision screening for children aged four to five years old. Information on the UK National Screening Committee is available at the following linkhttps://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-national-screenin...

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