§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many private hospitals or clinics have been built in Northern Ireland during the last 12-month period for which the informa
342Wand grades, together with the annual salaries payable to those ranks and grades, at each date specified, were engaged full-time on the applications for, issue of, and the renewal of firearms certificates at, 1st January 1974, 1st January 1975, 1st January 1976, 1st January 1977 and 1st January 1978.
§ Mr. DunnThe information is as follows:
tion is available; what is the number of private hospital beds so created; and what is the number of people registered currently as waiting for treatment in the publicly owned hospitals in Northern Ireland; (2) if he will publish in the Official Report a list of those sites on which permission has been granted for the construction of a private hospital or clinic in Northern Ireland; and what is the total number of private hospital beds to be created thereby.
§ Mr. CarterI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.