HC Deb 23 June 2003 vol 407 cc607-8W
Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in which areas in Northern Ireland the money announced on 24 February for acute hospital provision will be spent; and on what capital projects. [120115]

Angela Smith

The areas and acute hospital projects are as follow:

Area
Antrim Provision of a nucleus extension at Antrim hospital
Belfast Provision of a Plastics and Day-Procedures Unit at the Belfast City hospital
Provision of a new Maternity hospital for the greater Belfast area
Redevelopment of the Mater hospital north Belfast
Craigavon The first phase of a restructuring scheme at Craigavon hospital
Derry Completion of a redevelopment programme at Altnagelvin hospital
Downpatrick Provision of a new local hospital
Enniskillen A new acute hospital for the south Western area

The following hospital sites have also been identified for redevelopment:

  • Lagan Valley hospital, Lisburn
  • mid-Ulster hospital, Magherafelt
  • South Tyrone hospital, Dungannon
  • Tyrone county hospital, Omagh
  • Whiteabbey hospital

Detailed plans for these capital projects are not yet available.