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Carers: South Holland and the Deepings

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 29 October 2024UIN 10674

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of unpaid carers in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The 2021 Census found that there are approximately 4.7 million people of all ages in England who said they provided unpaid care. In the South Holland and the Deepings constituency, the census showed that there were approximately 9,700 people of all ages who said they provided unpaid care.

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