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Optical Appliances Vouchers

Volume 228: debated on Monday 12 July 1993

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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the total number of optical appliances vouchers redeemed in Northern Ireland in each year since 1986; and what was the total cost of the optical appliances voucher scheme in Northern Ireland in each year since 1986.

The information is as follows:

YearTotal number of vouchers redeemedTotal cost of vouchers scheme (£)
1986162,519972,808
1987124,2222,287,157
1988122,0802,485,425
1989119,2072,681,090
1990118,1522,889,159
19912141,6873,573,688
19922162,3654,381,207
1 The 1986 figures represent only six months as the scheme was introduced on 1 July 1986.
2 The figures for 1991 and 1992 are provisional.

Source: Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for Health and Personal Social Services.