To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many free domiciliary sight test visits there were in (a) 1992–93, (b) 1993–94, (c) 1994–95 and (d) 1995–96, broken down by health authority. [8828]
The information is given in the table. It reveals marked variations between years for some authorities for which no explanation was provided. This suggests that some returns may not have been audited and some data for individual authorities may be subject to error.
Number of domiciliary sight tests paid for by FHSAs in England
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1992–93
| 1993–94
| 1994–95
| 1995–96
| |
| Cleveland | 2,050 | 2,150 | 2,380 | 2,510 |
| Cumbria | 690 | 870 | 1,080 | 1,080 |
| Durham | 2,950 | 3,100 | 3,330 | 3,710 |
| Northumberland | 1,400 | 1,560 | 1,700 | 1,550 |
| Gateshead | 460 | 950 | 940 | 1,420 |
| Newcastle | 890 | 920 | 1,540 | 2,100 |
| North Tyneside | 800 | 1,030 | 810 | 820 |
| South Tyneside | 530 | 530 | 580 | 800 |
| Sunderland | 1,100 | 1,220 | 1,610 | 1,480 |
| Humberside | 2,340 | 2,720 | 3,210 | 3,780 |
| North Yorkshire | 1,140 | 1,210 | 1,850 | 2,280 |
| Bradford | 1,440 | 2,060 | 2,680 | 3,110 |
| Calderdale | 460 | 510 | 270 | 810 |
| Kirklees | 1,280 | 1,400 | 1,580 | 1,560 |
| Leeds | 5,490 | 4,760 | 3,990 | 3,440 |
| Wakefield | 1,050 | 1,150 | 1,350 | 1,470 |
| Derbyshire | 3,330 | 3,420 | 4,180 | 3,880 |
| Leicestershire | 1,580 | 2,360 | 3,210 | 3,580 |
| Lincolnshire | 1,460 | 2,200 | 2,150 | 2,420 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2,700 | 2,960 | 4,080 | 5,060 |
| Barnsley | 960 | 880 | 690 | 1,310 |
| Doncaster | 780 | 790 | 730 | 1,140 |
| Rotherham | 750 | 710 | 1,100 | 1,180 |
| Sheffield | 1,710 | 1,840 | 2,380 | 3,130 |
| Cambridgeshire | 540 | 1,350 | 1,420 | 670 |
| Norfolk | 2,860 | 3,170 | 3,780 | 4,080 |
| Suffolk | 1,270 | 1,480 | 2,010 | 2,580 |
| Bedfordshire | 900 | 1,010 | 1,330 | 1,470 |
| Hertfordshire | 2,820 | 3,050 | 4,490 | 5,030 |
| Barnet | 1,150 | 1,260 | 2,140 | 2,090 |
| Brent and Harrow | 1,260 | 1,530 | 1,690 | 2,790 |
| Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow | 1,350 | 1,670 | 2,490 | 2,150 |
| Hillingdon | 420 | 460 | 950 | 930 |
| Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster | 2,910 | 1,350 | 1,630 | 830 |
| Essex | 6,560 | 7,330 | 8,210 | 8,010 |
| Barking and Havering | 970 | 970 | 1,590 | 2,230 |
| Camden and Islington | 1,390 | 1,550 | 2,420 | 2,200 |
| City and East London | 3,390 | 3,600 | 4,970 | 4,690 |
| Enfield and Haringey | 1,130 | 1,490 | 2,040 | 2,990 |
| Redbridge and Waltham Forest | 1,810 | 1,580 | 2,320 | 2,170 |
| East Sussex | 4,350 | 4,190 | 4,600 | 4,590 |
| Kent | 2,850 | 4,140 | 5,310 | 6,740 |
| Greenwich and Bexley | 630 | 870 | 1,350 | 1,460 |
| Bromley | 610 | 1,370 | 1,990 | 1,530 |
| Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham | 3,170 | 3,640 | 4,790 | 6,740 |
| Surrey | 2,190 | 1,970 | 2,370 | 3,230 |
| West Sussex | 1,440 | 1,750 | 1,810 | 2,260 |
| Croydon | 630 | 1,150 | 20 | 40 |
| Kingston and Richmond | 620 | 580 | 780 | 1,130 |
| Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth | 1,290 | 1,600 | 2,590 | 3,490 |
| Dorset | 6,250 | 8,430 | 7,020 | 3,250 |
| Hampshire | 3,140 | 4,310 | 5,220 | 4,820 |
| Wiltshire | 2,620 | 1,330 | 1,330 | 1,560 |
| Isle of Wight | 210 | 260 | 280 | 220 |
| Berkshire | 1,070 | 1,010 | 1,390 | 1,780 |
| Buckinghamshire | 350 | 400 | 830 | 1,030 |
| Northamptonshire | 1,260 | 1,910 | 1,830 | 2,280 |
| Oxfordshire | 910 | 650 | 980 | 1,110 |
| Avon | 2,430 | 2,740 | 3,270 | 3,900 |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 910 | 730 | 1,350 | 1,770 |
| Devon | 2,900 | 3,570 | 5,200 | 6,700 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,260 | 1,600 | 1,650 | 1,990 |
| Somerset | 810 | 820 | 1,280 | 1,840 |
| Hereford and Worcester | 1,170 | 1,570 | 2,260 | 2,830 |
| Shropshire | 820 | 990 | 1,270 | 1,340 |
Number of domiciliary sight tests paid for by FHSAs in England
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1992–93
| 1993–94
| 1994–95
| 1995–96
| |
| Staffordshire | 1,470 | 2,300 | 3,200 | 3,510 |
| Warwickshire | 1,140 | 1,600 | 1,260 | 1,930 |
| Birmingham | 4,610 | 2,400 | 5,150 | 5,720 |
| Coventry | 2,040 | 1,770 | 2,510 | 3,510 |
| Dudley | 940 | 1,470 | 1,600 | 1,480 |
| Sandwell | 2,250 | 1,740 | 1,620 | 1,590 |
| Solihull | 350 | 330 | 270 | 410 |
| Walsall | 870 | 1,180 | 870 | 1,020 |
| Wolverhampton | 880 | 860 | 990 | 1,210 |
| Cheshire | 1,450 | 2,590 | 2,160 | 3,260 |
| Liverpool | 2,050 | 3,400 | 3,200 | 3,560 |
| St. Helens and Knowsley | 750 | 1,220 | 1,820 | 2,030 |
| Sefton | 1,410 | 2,000 | 2,010 | 2,330 |
| Wirral | 1,240 | 1,110 | 1,120 | 1,240 |
| Lancashire | 3,510 | 6,510 | 7,740 | 9,420 |
| Bolton | 710 | 1,020 | 1,110 | 1,340 |
| Bury | 390 | 950 | 1,000 | 1,120 |
| Manchester | 1,570 | 2,490 | 3,260 | 3,420 |
| Oldham | 470 | 610 | 720 | 980 |
| Rochdale | 220 | 770 | 920 | 980 |
| Salford | 8,200 | 1,260 | 1,620 | 1,700 |
| Stockport | 490 | 730 | 790 | 730 |
| Tameside | 360 | 870 | 1,130 | 1,120 |
| Trafford | 910 | 1,570 | 1,510 | 1,630 |
| Wigan | 2,080 | 940 | 1,090 | 1,130 |
| Total England | 152,260 | 167,380 | 200,310 | 222,500 |
Source:
SBE515.