Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to oral question asked by Mr. Whitford and Mr. Koe on the replacement of X-ray in the Inuvik hospital.
The safety of patients and staff of the Inuvik Regional Hospital is of the utmost importance. I can assure you that all three X-ray units at the Inuvik Regional Hospital are fully operational and used in accordance with prescribed procedures.
No X-ray unit at the Inuvik Regional Hospital pose a threat to the safety of patients or staff. All three units have been inspected by the radiation protection branch which has imposed an August, 1993, deadline for replacement of the unit in question. The radiation protection branch expects it to be replaced in the fiscal year 1993-94 as planned by the Department of Health. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.