Eyesight: Testing
Commons · Question 60766 · Tabled 17 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Oliver Ryan
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
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 24 Jun 2025
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 ...