asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing, for each type of spectacle frame available from the National Health Service, the date on which it was

CHILDREN'S FRAMES
Frame number	Description	Date of introduction
C127	Plain Nickel	5 July 1948
	Pad bridge, short loop-end sides
	Nickel Windsor
C223	Pad bridge, half-covered, curl sides
C227	Pad bridge, short loop-end sides
	Plastics (Cellulose acetate)
C524	Pad bridge, with reinforced hockey-end sides	1 April 1977
C525	Strong pad bridge, with nickel super-comfort curl sides and reinforced cellulose acetate butts	5 July 1948

OTHER FRAMES
Frame number	Description	Date of introduction
	Plain Gold Filled
422	Pad bridge, Zylo-tipped hockey-end sides	5 July 1948
422HJ	Pad bridge, high joint Zylo-tipped hockey-end sides
423	Pad bridge, light curl sides
423HJ	Pad bridge, high joint, light curl sides
721	Half-eye, flat section eyewire, pad bridge comfort cable curl sides	1 December 1955
722	Half-eye, flat section eyewire, pad bridge, Zylo-tipped hockey-end sides
	Plastics (Cellulose acetate)
524	Pad bridge, with reinforced hockey-end sides	5 July 1948
525	Pad bridge, with gold-filled super comfort curl sides, and reinforced cellulose acetate butts
614	Saddle, flush or inset bridge, with reinforced hockey-end sides
615	Saddle, flush or inset bridge, with gold-filled super-comfort curl sides and reinforced cellulose acetate butts
814	Half-eye regular bridge, with reinforced hockey-end sides	1 December 9955
824	Half-eye, pad bridge, with reinforced hockey-end sides

Plastic frames are available in a range of colours.A number of other frames introduced during the same period have since been dropped from the range while some of those remaining have been modified over the years. Although the range of frames does not attempt to reflect the changing fashion trends all frames are made in a wide range of sizes to meet patients' clinical and fitting needs; they also conform to British Standards specifications.Any alteration to the range of frames would have substantial financial implications and at the present time does not come high on our list of priorities.