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Free Eye Tests For Pensioners

EDM number 1654 in 1997-98, proposed by Simon Hughes on 19/10/1998.

That this House welcomes the Government's announcement of free eye tests for pensioners; recognises that free eye tests will lead to the earlier detection of eye problems and to earlier treatment; records its concern that many elderly people will put their eyes at risk of permanent damage by delaying having eye tests until tests are available free on 1st April 1999; and therefore calls on the Government to begin free eye tests for pensioners immediately.

This motion has been signed by a total of 52 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Simon Hughes19/10/1998North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratProposed
Adrian Sanders20/10/1998TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Smyth20/10/1998Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Ashok Kumar20/10/1998Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Mark Oaten20/10/1998WinchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Brand20/10/1998Isle of WightLiberal DemocratSigned
Vincent Cable20/10/1998TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock20/10/1998Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
John Austin20/10/1998Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Harry Barnes21/10/1998North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Jackie Ballard21/10/1998TauntonLiberal DemocratSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe21/10/1998LeighLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone21/10/1998Brent EastLabourSigned
Nigel Jones21/10/1998CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
John Cummings21/10/1998EasingtonLabourSigned
Paul Tyler22/10/1998North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Huw Edwards22/10/1998MonmouthLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham22/10/1998Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Brian Cotter22/10/1998Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Evan Harris22/10/1998Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson22/10/1998Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Paul Keetch26/10/1998HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer26/10/1998KeighleyLabourSigned
Ronnie Fearn26/10/1998SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis26/10/1998Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Steve Webb27/10/1998NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
Terry Lewis27/10/1998WorsleyLabourSigned
John D Taylor27/10/1998StrangfordUUPSigned
Donald Gorrie27/10/1998Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Cox27/10/1998TootingLabourSigned
Christine Butler27/10/1998Castle PointLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins27/10/1998Luton NorthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington27/10/1998Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Paul Burstow28/10/1998Sutton & CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Stewart28/10/1998EcclesLabourSigned
Robert Wareing28/10/1998Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Jenny Tonge29/10/1998Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Angela Smith02/11/1998BasildonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Tom Brake02/11/1998Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George03/11/1998St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Menzies Campbell03/11/1998Fife North EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Archy Kirkwood04/11/1998Roxburgh & BerwickshireLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell04/11/1998Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell04/11/1998Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
David Rendel05/11/1998NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Marsha Singh05/11/1998Bradford WestLabourSigned
Matthew Taylor05/11/1998Truro & St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed09/11/1998South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
David Chidgey09/11/1998EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Wallace09/11/1998Orkney & ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Clive Efford12/11/1998ElthamLabourSigned
Ray Michie18/11/1998Argyll & ButeLiberal DemocratSigned

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