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Carers: Frome and East Somerset

Asked by Anna SabineLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 7238

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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.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The 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.

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