HC Deb 03 February 1978 vol 943 cc341-2W
Mr. Litterick

asked 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

and 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. Dunn

The 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. Carter

I shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.