Eye Health Week 2018
- Submitted by: Stuart McMillan, Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2018
- Motion reference: S5M-13553
- Current status: Achieved cross-party support
That the Parliament notes that Eye Health Week takes place between 24 and 30 September 2018; welcomes the progress that has been made with eye health and the hugely important eye examinations; notes that, in the last financial year, 1,923,926 over 16s and 288,258 under 16s received a free eye test, which is the highest annual level on record; commends all organisations involved in promoting eye health and care, and notes the calls for the public to get their eyes tested on a regular basis by utilising the free eye examination.
Supported by:
Alasdair Allan, Tom Arthur, Miles Briggs, Alex Cole-Hamilton, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Emma Harper, Alison Johnstone, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, John Mason, Joan McAlpine, Shona Robison, Colin Smyth, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance, Maureen Watt, Annie Wells, Sandra White, Brian Whittle