§ Mr. Andrew BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the likely increase in the number of carers of elderly, sick and disabled people in 1993 and 1998.
§ Mr. NewtonWe do not hold information centrally which would enable us to make such an estimate. The OPCS 1985 general household survey, the results of which will be available in the near future, will provide better basic information, but it is doubtful whether it would enable credible forward projections to be made.