I put my name to Amendment No. 93. As I understand it, last year 2.53 million children received the NHS sight test, which represents around one-quarter of the population of those under 16. According to official statistics, the total population of children under 16 in England is 9.75 million. Given the importance of regular eye examinations, does the Minister consider that it is very worrying that there is a huge gap in the number of children receiving an eye test? Does she not think that my noble friend’s amendment would begin to address that?
Health Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Cumberlege
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 25 May 2006.
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and
Committee proceeding on Health Bill.
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