Moved by
Lord Shipley
10: Clause 1, page 1, line 14, at end insert—
“(2A) A statement of levelling-up missions must include an assessment of geographical disparities in the United Kingdom, broken down by local authority and, wherever possible, by postcode area.
(2B) An assessment of geographical disparities must consider—
(a) levels of public spending, both capital and revenue,
(b) levels of private sector inward investment,
(c) levels of disposable household income,
(d) levels of employment, unemployment, and economic inactivity,
(e) levels of home ownership,
(f) levels of educational attainment,
(g) numbers of young people not in education, employment or training,
(h) levels of child poverty,
(i) success in reducing health inequalities,
(j) the availability and cost of public transport, and
(k) levels of fuel poverty.”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment would define criteria that could be used to evaluate the success or otherwise of levelling up policies that aim to address geographical disparities
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