§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 8 June,Official Report, column 65, if she will supply a breakdown of the projected number of persons wanting care on an annual basis after April 1993 in the following categories (a) elderly, (b) physically handicapped, (c) mentally ill and (d) learning disabled.
§ Mr. Yeo[holding answer 29 June 1992]: It is not possible to provide the precise figures but about 15 per cent. of people in long-term residential or nursing home care who are supported by social security benefits are under 65.