§ Mr. PicklesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people aged over 65 years were acting as carers for relatives under the age of 50 in(a) 1998, (b) 1988 and (c) 1978; and what are the projected figures for 2008. [104509]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information is not available for the years nor the age groups requested.
The 1995 General Household Survey (GHS) indicates that there are around 1 million people in Great Britain who are aged 65 and over and acting as a carer. The number of carers aged over 65 who are caring for people of different age groups can not be estimated accurately, because of small sample sizes. However, the GHS found that less than 0.5 per cent. of the total population aged 16 or more, were aged 65 and over and caring for a relative aged under 65.
§ Mr. PicklesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people aged over 65 years were acting as carers for relatives over the age of 70 years in(a) 1998, (b) 1988 and (c) 1978; and what is the projected figure for 2008. [104508]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information is not available for the years nor the age groups requested.
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Centre 0+ 0- A+ A- B+ B- AB+ AB- Total Registered donors 1998–99 Brentwood 79,286 18,973 75,275 17,347 16,431 3,564 6,664 1,517 219,057 North London 70,775 15,989 61,033 13,179 16,384 3,160 6,165 1,355 188,040 South Thames 87,236 21,485 81,116 18,486 18,601 4,065 7,194 1,601 239,784 London and South East 237,297 56,447 217,424 49,012 51,416 10,789 20,023 4,473 646,881 Birmingham 59,258 16,051 53,751 12,657 11,389 2,631 5,440 1,038 162,215 Bristol 92,116 23,898 85,780 20,245 18,170 4,242 7,933 1,651 254,035 Southampton 42,318 10,943 40,675 9,561 8,321 1,989 3,862 796 118,465 Midlands and South West 193,692 50,892 180,206 42,463 37,880 8,862 17,235 3,485 534,715 Sheffield 54,430 13,988 51,871 12,819 10,561 2,627 5,046 1,143 152,485 Leeds 43,902 10,727 39,068 9,383 9,106 2,066 3,541 817 118,610 Manchester 108,620 26,407 89,763 21,409 21,035 4,777 7,348 1,685 281,044 Newcastle 42,854 11,406 35,037 8,834 8,484 2,169 3,443 882 113,109 North 249,806 62,528 215,739 52,445 49,186 11,639 19,378 4,527 665,248 Donations collected 1998–99 Brentwood 104,786 25,371 98,291 22,688 21,212 4,666 8,101 1,918 287,033 North London 94,119 22,019 78,298 17,211 20,526 4,073 7,288 1,602 245,137 South Thames 117,518 29,626 106,718 24,831 23,940 5,462 8,188 2,019 318,302 London and South East 316,423 77,017 283,307 64,730 65,678 14,200 23,577 5,540 850,472 The 1995 General Household Survey (GHS) indicates that there are around 1 million people in Great Britain who are aged 65 and over and acting as a carer. The number of carers aged over 65 who are caring for people of different age groups cannot be estimated accurately, because of small sample sizes. However, a rough estimate would indicate that around 500,000 people aged 65 and over were caring for relatives aged 75 and over.