asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will name the owner of each of the private hospitals referred to in the Official Report, 6 December, c. 375.

As I indicated in my reply of 6 December 1982—[Vol. 33, c. 375]—there are two private hospitals in Northern Ireland. The Saint John of God hospital is owned by a religious order, the Order of Saint John of God, and the other, the Ulster independent clinic, is registered as a limited company.