Amendment summary
Lord Shipley moved amendment 6, in clause 1, page 2, line 3, at end to 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 by postcode area and council ward.
(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) differences in housing supply and tenure,
(f) levels of educational attainment,
(g) numbers of young people not in education, employment or training,
(h) levels of child poverty,
(i) success of government policies in reducing health inequalities,
(j) the availability and cost of public transport, and
(k) levels of fuel poverty.”