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Eyesight: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many free eyesight tests have been given to asylum seekers since 5 July 2024.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Apr 2025
Target answer date
28 Apr 2025
Answer
30 Apr 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many free eyesight tests have been given to asylum seekers since 5 July 2024.

  2. 28 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The National Health Service is a residency-based system, which means that people who do not live here on a lawful, settled basis must contribute to the cost of their care. However, some of the most vulnerable people arriving in the United Kingdom, includi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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