§ Rev. William McCreaasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of teaching hospitals in the northern and western board areas; and if his Department has any plans for changes in these numbers.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThere are no designated teaching hospitals in the northern and western boards. However, some acute hospitals in these areas have small numbers of medical students attached to them for the purpose of gaining clinical experience. There are no plans to change the number of hospitals presently recognised for teaching purposes.
(a) District Council Capital Expenditure £000s District 1979/80 1980/81 1981/82 1982/83 1983/84 Antrim 503 362 74 253 228 Ards 2,830 2,281 1,834 1,108 1,114 Armagh 313 200 201 432 276 Ballymena 801 481 465 1,125 1,352 Ballymoney 482 1,370 756 412 129 Banbridge 668 505 291 185 233 Belfast 5,925 5,910 7,777 6,116 7,556 Carrickfergus 473 795 388 543 537 Castlereagh 256 381 176 547 364 Coleraine 728 836 782 1,272 1,212 Cookstown 190 119 84 214 232 Craigavon 1,096 1,147 1,806 1,634 607 Derry 1,148 920 747 712 434 Down 507 552 658 741 1,278 Dungannon 296 233 76 372 597 Fermanagh 643 663 483 527 1,091 Larne 192 192 448 449 445 Limavady 156 445 250 108 328 Lisburn 432 1,419 892 365 1,228 Magherafelt 211 388 357 87 330 Moyle 419 254 657 1,161 2,046 Newry and Mourne 482 543 1,228 1,474 2,606