Written question asked by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 17 November 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 November 2006. It was answered by Anne McGuire (Labour) on Wednesday, 31 January 2007 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

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Carers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his most recent estimate is of (a) how many carers there are in the UK, (b) how many hours, on average, they spend fulfilling their carer responsibilities and (c) what the cost per hour of care would be to the public purse if they were not providing such care.

Answer

I refer the hon. Member to the written answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, South (Mr. Marsden) on 4 December 2006, Official Report, column 155W.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

102061; 456 c390W

Session

2006-07

Subjects

Carers

Link

View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk