Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answers of 17 March 2016 to Questions 30778 and 30779, how many (a) respite care and (b) other care recipients there were in (i) England, (ii) every NUTS 1 region of England and (iii) Hull City Council in each year since 2009-10.

The information on the total number of carers receiving respite or other forms of carer support are shown in the attached tables. We are unable to provide information solely on respite care or other forms of carer support as both categories are combined in the data collection.

Data from 2014-15 onwards is not comparable with previous years due to the change in the definitions used for the data collection and the way clients are classified. The data is collected by NHS Digital from the Short and Long Term (SALT) Care data collection from 2014-15 onwards, and the Referrals, Assessments and Packages of Care (RAP) collection for earlier years.

Data from SALT 2014-15 onwards include respite and other forms of carer support provided to the carer for the benefit of the cared for person. Figures from 2013-14 and earlier include respite and other services provided to carers – for example direct payments. It should be noted that the regional figures may not add up to the national total due to rounding.