§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table to show how many births there were in each hospital in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; what rare per thousand this represented in the catchment areas of those hospitals in Northern Ireland; and what is the number of births in each hospital to United Kingdom women from outside Northern Ireland and citizens of the Irish Republic.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 14 February 1990]: The number of live births in hospitals in Northern Ireland for each of the five years from 1984 to 1988 are shown in the table. The other information requested is not available.
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Births in Northern Ireland by hospital 1984–88 Hospital 1984 1985 1986 1987 l1988 Ulster 2,983 2,015 2,090 2,121 2,070 Mater 728 748 878 936 863 Royal Maternity 3,520 3,547 3,630 3,499 3,467 Belfast City 2,917 3,027 3,132 2,959 2,929 Samaritan 161 132 33 Hospital closed Downpatrick Maternity 742 706 745 674 674 Lagan Valley 1,139 1,129 1,104 1,191 1,233 Bangor 1,009 138 — — — Ards 70 1,000 1,026 1,074 993 Route 960 941 999 1,016 1,032 Robinson Memorial 344 338 352 346 305 Dalriada 64 75 65 52 17 Cushendall 19 15 11 5 — Moyle 424 402 489 543 611 Carrickfergus 124 117 136 114 61 Mid-Ulster 1,023 1,036 968 985 959 Massereene 129 122 139 129 — Ballymena Cottage 312 260 240 189 106 Waveney 1,172 1,186 1,317 1,467 1,537 South Tyrone 958 886 933 927 914 Tower Hill Maternity 152 177 156 122 50 Craigavon Area 2,195 2,213 2,252 2,316 2,295 Banbridge 193 172 155 175 96 Daisy Hill 1,857 1,855 1,813 1,839 1,807 St. John of God 8 11 7 4 — Altnagelvin 2,846 2,855 3,066 3,053 3,089 Anderson House 285 218 207 138 — Roe Valley 61 17 — — — Strabane 122 79 12 — — Tyrone Country 1,123 1,097 1,119 1,163 1,018 Erne 961 1,013 986 888 926 1 1988 figures are for financial year 1988–89—the other figures shown are for year ended 31 December.