To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the number of patients with suspected epilepsy who died between first presentation and first appointment with a specialist in the latest period for which figures are available. (277765)

We have made no estimate of the number of patients with suspected epilepsy who died between first presentation and first appointment with a specialist.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people (a) in total and (b) under the age of 25 incurred serious injuries where epilepsy was a contributing factor in each of the last five years. (278129)

Information on the number of people seriously injured, where epilepsy was a contributing factor, is not collected centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding has been provided to organisations in Leicester for (a) research into and (b) treatment of epilepsy in each of the last five years. (278130)

This information is not held centrally. The Department does not collect the data that would be needed to identify what part of the research and development funding allocated to organisations in Leicester has been spent in support of research into epilepsy.

Funding for the treatment of epilepsy is part of the general funding allocation given to primary care trusts (PCTs) and therefore cannot be identified. This information can be acquired from PCTs directly.