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Dame Jill Knight
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.
Sir Patrick Mayhew
The information is as follows:
Year | Total number of vouchers redeemed | Total cost of vouchers scheme (£) |
19861 | 62,519 | 972,808 |
1987 | 124,222 | 2,287,157 |
1988 | 122,080 | 2,485,425 |
1989 | 119,207 | 2,681,090 |
1990 | 118,152 | 2,889,159 |
1991 | 2141,687 | 3,573,688 |
1992 | 2162,365 | 4,381,207 |
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.