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 KinnockFree 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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