asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 10 local authorities whose social services departments have experienced most demand from AIDS victims; and if he will state which of them were rate-capped in each year since rate capping began; and if he will give the total rate support grant to each of the local authorities in each year since 1982.

The collection of data on the incidence of AIDS is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services. I understand, however, that the relevant information is compiled by regional health authority, rather than local authority, areas.