§ Mr. EtheringtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will list by health and social services board all children's hospitals giving(a) the total number of beds, (b) the total number and percentage of beds available for overnight parental accommodation and (c) the average annual number of overnight stays by parents.
(2) if he will list by each health and social services board all hospitals with children's wards giving (a) the total number of beds, (b) the total number and percentage of beds available for overnight parental accommodation and (c) the average annual number of overnight stays by parents.
§ Mr. MossThe Royal Belfast hospital for sick children, one of the hospitals making up the Royal group of hospitals trust, is the only children's hospital in Northern Ireland. In 1993–94, the latest period for which figures are available, there were 130 beds in wards open overnight. Information on the number of beds for parents and overnight stays by parents is not available centrally.
Information about the number of beds in children's wards in hospitals in Northern Ireland for 1993–94 is set out in the tables. Information on the number of beds for parents and overnight stays by parents is not available centrally.
Hospital—by board area Average available beds on wards open overnight Belfast City 10 Belvoir Park 7 Forster Green 20 Lagan Valley 4 Musgrave Park 25 Royal Victoria 21 Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children 118 Ulster 66 Eastern Board Area Total 271 Coleraine 16 Mid Ulster 21 Waveney 31 Northern Board Area Total 68 Craigavon Area 36 Daisy Hill 28 South Tyrone 16 Tower Hill 25 Southern Board Area Total 105 Altnagelvin Area 32 Stradreagh 5 Erne 22 Tyrone County 18 Western Board Area Total 77 Northern Ireland Total 521 Figures exclude beds and designated intensive care cots for Neonates less than 28 days of age.