Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 7238
Carers: Frome and East Somerset
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Anna Sabine
Liberal Democrat — Frome and East Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of unpaid carers in Frome and East Somerset constituency.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe 2021 Census found that there are approximately 4.7 million people in England who said they provided unpaid care. In the Frome and East Somerset constituency, the Census data showed that there were 7,900 people who said they provided unpaid care.