asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the hospitals in Northern Ireland that now have kidney machines in use and the number in each hospital.

The Belfast city hospital is the regional centre for the treatment of kidney diseases, and there are 18 machines available at that hospital.

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether or not the number of kidney machines will be reduced or increased in the next financial year; and by how many and in what hospitals.

There are no plans to alter the number of kidney machines in Northern Ireland in the next financial year.