Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 63796
Eyesight: Testing
Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025
Question
Sonia Kumar
Labour — Dudley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to make eye tests mandatory for primary school children.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThere 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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