A Bill to require the Secretary of State to ensure that each Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has at least one board member who is a co-operative or social enterprise business specialist, and that LEP plans make specific reference to development of co-operatives and social enterprises; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
15 May 2014
The bill would require the government to ensure every Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has at least one board member who specialises in co-operatives or social enterprises, and that LEP development plans explicitly reference developing co-operatives and social enterprises. It aims to strengthen the role of these kinds of organisations in local economic growth and transport planning. The bill is at an early stage in the House of Commons.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the Commons. If it progresses, it would move on to committee stage for detailed examination.
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