§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is her estimate of the number of sufferers from Alzheimer's disease, and the proportion of these residing without any family carer.
§ Mr. BowisIt is estimated that some 5 per cent. of the population aged 65 and over suffer from dementia and over half of these suffer from Alzheimer's disease. We do not collect information about the proportion who reside without any family carer.