HC Deb 14 July 1994 vol 246 c704W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether she will give the latest figures for the number of carers in(a) Coventry, (b) the west midlands and (c) nationally.

Mr. Bowis

The general household survey findings indicate that 15 per cent. of adults living in private households—approximately 6.8 million people—were carers in Great Britain in 1990. Estimates are not available for the number of carers in Coventry, or in the west midlands.