Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 107115

Eyesight: Testing

Tabled: 20 January 2026

Answered: 2 February 2026

Question

Mr James Frith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider extending NHS sight test eligibility criteria by listing learning disability as a risk factor.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

Whilst adults with a learning disability do not automatically qualify for free National Health Service sight tests, they may qualify under other categories of exemption, for example being in receipt of income-related benefits or through the NHS low-income...

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