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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what research his Department has funded to assess the safety or the comparative costs of delivery in<span class="italic">(a)</span> district general hospitals, <span class="italic">(b)</span> general practitioner maternity units and <span class="italic">(c)</span> at home; and if he will give the conclusions of each project funded.</p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="hentry member_contribution" id="S6CV0177P0-11077"><a name="S6CV0177P0_19900726_CWA_1247"> </a> <blockquote cite="https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham" class="contribution_text entry-content"><a class="speech-permalink permalink" href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/written-answers/1990/jul/26/maternity-services-1?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#S6CV0177P0_19900726_CWA_1247" title="Link to this speech by Mr Richard Needham" rel="bookmark">§</a> <cite class="member author entry-title"><a 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