Ophthalmic Services
Commons · Question 95792 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of optician services.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 15 Dec 2025
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet local need. We are not aware of any issues with the availability of sight testing services. The decision to commission enhanced eye care servic...