To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects regulations on the provisions of section 27 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 to be brought into force. (307870)

Section 27 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 regarding Local Freedoms comes into force on 12 January 2010, two months after Royal Assent. Section 27 does not provide for the making of regulations.