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 Democrat — Newbury
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 KinnockThe 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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