Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 60766

Eyesight: Testing

Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025

Question

Oliver Ryan

Labour (Co-op)Burnley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote the importance of regular eye tests and vision screening for children; and what further steps he plans to take to increase the uptake of eye tests amo

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Free National Health Service sight tests are widely available for children under 16 years old, and under 19 years old in full time education. The NHS.UK website sets out the importance of regular sight tests whilst also providing information about who is ...

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