§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) pursuant to his answer of 20 January 2004,Official Report, column 1110W, on personal care charges, what the sources of the estimate are; and if he will place in the Library the assumptions and analysis from which this estimate was derived; [151468]
(2) pursuant to his answer of 20 January 2004, Official Report, columns 1110–11 W, on long-term care, what the evidential basis is for his estimate; and if he will place in the Library the assumptions and analysis from which this estimate was derived. [151628]
§ Dr. LadymanThe estimate for the cost of introducing free personal care was prepared by Department of Health economists using a variety of data and assumptions. An explanatory note has been placed in the Library.
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