§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the hospitals in Northern Ireland which had consultant obstetric and/or maternity beds in 1980, 1985 or the most recent year for which information is available and the numbers of beds of each type in each hospital in each year.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information for 1980 is not available in the form requested. The information for 1981 and 1988–89 is as follows:
Average available maternity beds in Northern Ireland Hospital Consultant obstetric GP maternity 1981 1988–89 1981 1988–89 Ulster 44.2 44.2 — — Mater 24.2 24.0 — — Royal Maternity 110.0 93.6 — — Belfast City 79.0 64.7 — — Samaritan 2.7 — — — Quoile 25.5 — — — Lagan Valley 42.8 43.0 — — Ards 29.0 25.0 — — Malone Place — — 9.0 — Bangor — — 16.0 — Downe — 24.0 — — Route 19.0 19.0 — — Moyle 28.0 23.1 — — Carrickfergus 14.0 6.4 — — Mid Ulster 31.0 31.0 — — Massereene — — 16.0 — Waveney 24.3 25.0 — — Mary Rankin — — 16.0 — Robinson Memorial — — 12.0 14.0 Dalriada — — 6.0 3.5 Cushendall — — 4.0 2.3 Ballymena Cottage — 10.0 26.0 16.0 South Tyrone 31.9 31.6 — — Craigavon Area 61.9 63.2 — — Banbridge — — 12.0 4.7 Daisy Hill 43.0 52.0 — — Newry General 3.0 — — — Mourne — — 6.0 — Tower Hill Maternity — — 8.0 4.0 St. John of God — — 7.7 — Altnagelvin 63.0 49.8 — 20.9 Omagh General 3.7 — 2.2 — Tyrone County 21.6 34.6 — — Erne 39.0 37.5 — — Anderson House — — 23.0 — Roe Valley — — 13.0 — Strabane — — 13.0 —