§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the(a) number and (b) workload of plumbers at the Ulster Hospital (i) in 1994 and (ii) on the most recent date for which figures are available. [187814]
§ Angela SmithIn 1994 the Ulster Hospital employed four whole-time equivalent plumbing staff to provide a service to the Ulster Hospital and community facilities in the East Belfast and Castlereagh areas.
The Ulster Hospital and Community HSS Trust currently employs four whole-time equivalent plumbing staff to provide a service to the Ulster Hospital and health and social care facilities in Newtownards and Bangor.
§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the state of(a) plumbing and (b) sewers at the Ulster Hospital. [187817]
§ Angela SmithThe condition of plumbing services and sewage systems in the Ulster Hospital is considered to be in a condition consistent with the age of the buildings.
1491WThe redevelopment programme that has commenced at the Ulster Hospital includes the replacement of the existing sewage system and renewal of internal plumbing services.