§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many private hospitals or clinics have been built in Northern Ireland during the last 12-month period for which the information 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 Northen Ireland.
§ Mr. Carter,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 3rd February 1978; Vol. 943, c. 341–2], gave the following information:
No private hospitals or clinics have been built during the last 12 months in Northern Ireland.
Information relating to the number of people waiting for treatment in health service hospitals is not readily available; my noble Friend the Minister of State will write to my hon. Friend when the information is available.
§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 3rd February 1978; Vol. 943, c. 342], gave the following information:
Outline planning permission has been granted for the construction of one private hospital at a site in the Malone/Stranmillis area of Belfast. The application indicated accommodation for 42 beds.