The arrangements for commencement of provisions contained in the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill are set out in clauses 144 and 145 of the Bill. A number of the provisions contained in the Bill will come into force on a day specified by the Secretary of State. In these cases, as I informed the House in the context of Part 1 of the Bill (Official Report, 13 October 2008, column 237) the Government are keeping all options for commencement open, including bringing provisions into force in April 2010.