§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons were admitted to Northern Ireland hospitals for treatment of alcoholism in each of the past four years.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information is not available in the form requested and could not be obtained without disproportionate costs. However, the number of psychiatric hospital admissions and re-admissions for treatment of alcoholism and alcoholic psychosis in the past four years was as follows:
Year Total 1976 1,972 1977 2,076 1978 2,187 1979 2,121