Eyesight: Testing
Commons · Question 648 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 May 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of excluding independent optometry practices from participation in publicly funded eyesight testing schemes on local economic activity.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 19 May 2026
National Health Service sight testing contracts can be held by specific individuals, including those practising in partnerships or corporate bodies meeting the requirements set out in The General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008.The commissi...