Moved by
Earl Howe
9: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—
“Statement of levelling-up missions: devolution
(1) In the course of preparing a statement of levelling-up missions, a Minister of the Crown must—
(a) have regard to any role of the devolved legislatures and devolved authorities in connection with the levelling-up missions in the statement, and
(b) carry out such consultation as the Minister considers appropriate with the devolved authorities.
(2) A Minister of the Crown must prepare a document which sets out how the Minister has complied with subsection (1)(a).
(3) A Minister of the Crown must lay the document mentioned in subsection (2) before each House of Parliament, and publish it, at the same time, or as soon as is reasonably practicable after, the statement of levelling-up missions is so laid and published.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment requires a Minister of the Crown to have regard to the role of devolved legislatures and devolved authorities, and to consult devolved authorities, in preparing statements of levelling-up missions. It also requires a Minister to report to Parliament on how they have so had regard.