asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in such form as is most convenient the information available to him about the sums spent by county councils and metropolitan counties on staff removal expenses during the financial years 1974–75 and 1975–76, indicating what proportion of this expenditure is accepted by him for rate support grant.

This information is not available to my Department.

As I said on 15th November in reply to a Question from the hon. Member for Northampton, South (Mr. Morris), the limits are kept under continuous review. I have no proposals for early increases. —[Vol. 919, c. 342.]