To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the extent to which the NHS is achieving compliance with National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance on the waiting time for a specialist consultation for those suspected of having epilepsy. (277766)

We have made no estimate of the extent to which the national health service is meeting the waiting time guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effect of his Department’s guidance note of May 2008, Long Term Neurological Conditions—A Good Practice Guide to the Development of the Multidisciplinary Team and the Value of the Specialist Nurse, on the number of epilepsy specialist nurses in the NHS. (277821)

We have made no assessment.

It is the responsibility of local health bodies to assess their workforce needs, which may include the provision of epilepsy specialist nurses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people (a) in total and (b) under the age of 25 years have been diagnosed with epilepsy in (i) England, (ii) the East Midlands and (iii) Leicester; (278127)

Information on the number of people with either diagnosed, or undiagnosed, epilepsy is not collected centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many support groups there are in (a) England, (b) the East Midlands and (c) Leicester for those diagnosed with epilepsy and their families. (278134)

We do not collect information on the number of support groups for those diagnosed with epilepsy.