§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total number of patients who have 299W received treatment under the National Health Service in Northern Ireland on kidney machines in the past five years.
§ Mr. AlisonThis information is not readily available. The number of dialysis treatments given in the period 1974 to 1978 was 13,300, but it is not possible without disproportionate effort to relate these treatments to individual patients.
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many new patients have been treated on kidney machines under the National Health Service during each of the past three years in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Alison1977, 24; 1978, 32; 1979, 31.