Eyesight: Testing
Commons · Question 66123 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of children recommended to have annual eye tests who have not done so in each of the past five years.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Jul 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. It is recommended that all children under 16 years old should have an annual sight test. Sight tests for children ...