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Ophthalmic Services: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the value of NHS optical vouchers; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing those values to reflect changes in the cost of spec

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
15 Jul 2026
Answer
17 Jul 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the value of NHS optical vouchers; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing those values to reflect changes in the cost of spec

  2. 15 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    National Health Service optical vouchers are primarily targeted at children and individuals on low incomes to help with the cost of glasses and contact lenses. The NHS complex lens voucher is a separate contribution available to eligible individuals with ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Ophthalmic Services: Voucher Schemes

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the value of NHS optical vouchers issued under the General Ophthalmic Services in meeting the current cost of spectacles; and whether she

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Ophthalmic Services: Voucher Schemes

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that patients who are eligible for help with the cost of spectacles are aware of their entitlement to NHS optical vouchers and to support under the NHS

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Dental Services: Information Sharing

2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the potential financial impact of giving dentists access to the single patient register.