To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the likely effects of implementation of the proposals in the draft legislative programme 2009 on his Department's budget for the next two years. (284284)

Communities and Local Government continually assesses the impact of new legislation on both departmental and local government finances for current and future years. Forthcoming legislation for 2009-10 was included in a draft programme published in “Building Britain's Future” (29 June 2009) and CLG is working with lead Departments to identify costs for inclusion in individual impact assessments for each new Bill.