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Dame Jill Knight
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what has been the total number of optical appliances vouchers redeemed in each year since 1986;(2) what was the total cost of the optical appliances voucher scheme in each year since 1986.
Dr. Mawhinney
The information for England is shown in the table.
| Numbers of vouchers paid for (millions) | Cost of vouchers (£ million) | |
| 1986–871 | 1·46 | 27·0 |
| 1987–88 | 2·52 | 47·9 |
| 1988–89 | 2·26 | 52·1 |
| 1989–90 | 2·27 | 53·6 |
| 1990–91 | 2·43 | 63·9 |
| 1991–92 | 2·84 | 79·8 |
| 1992–93 | 3·18 | 299·9 |
| 1 Figures are for nine months only following introduction of the scheme on I July 1986. | ||
| 2 Provisional figures. | ||