asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the responses received to his Department's proposals in the consultation paper arising from the Local Government Act 1985, regarding early retirement arrangements for staff of the Greater London council and metropolitan county councils.

My Department received responses from the TUC, the London and Metropolitan Government Staff Commission, the AMA, the ACC, the ADC, and some 19 individual local authorities. A variety of responses were also received from other interested organisations and individuals.