Written questions

Ophthalmic Services: Ashfield

Commons · Question 60892 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to (a) optician and (b) eye health provision in Ashfield constituency.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 25 Jun 2025

Integrated care boards are responsible for assessing the health needs of their population and for commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet them.Free National Health Service sight tests are widely available across the country, from any...