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Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 1 March 2007. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Monday, 12 March 2007 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Home Helps

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will estimate the total number of home help hours delivered in England in each year since 1997-98.
Answer

The total number of home help hours delivered during the year is not collected centrally. The numbers of hours of home help delivered in England during a sample week in September of each year from 1997 to 2005 are shown in the table.

Estimated number of contact hours of home help delivered during a sample week, September
Rounded numbers
Number of hours
1997 2,607,500
1998 2,607,400
1999 2,684,200
2000 2,791,300
2001 2,881,700
2002 2,983,200
2003 3,174,800
2004 3,359,000
2005 3,567,500
Notes: 1. The table contains estimates for missing data. 2. Households receiving home care purchased with a direct payment are excluded. Source: HH1 return.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
124929; 458 c129W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Home helps
Link
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