With a view to further reform and improvement in the system, the Minister has outlined his intention to commission a major independent review of local government funding in order to meet the challenges facing local government in the future. This review will be broad-ranging and will examine all practical options for financing local government. In the meantime the Government is committed to ensuring local authorities continue to have sufficient funding to provide good quality services to the public and to maintain progress on the development of our non-national road network. It is because of that commitment that this Bill is before the House.