To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in each primary care trust have received continuing care in each quarter per 10,000 population (a) since the application of the national framework for continuing care and (b) for two years prior to the application of the national framework for continuing care; and how many people per 10,000 population met the eligibility criteria for continuing care for the first time (i) since the application of the national framework for continuing care and (ii) in the two years prior to the application of the national framework for continuing care. (241436)

The information requested has been placed in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were receiving continuing care in the last quarter for which figures are available, broken down by (a) primary care trust and (b) the length of time for which they had been receiving continuing care. (241500)

The information requested has been placed in the Library.

Information on the length of time in receipt of continuing care is not collected centrally.