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
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This bill would require every Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to include at least one board member who has expertise in co-operatives or social enterprises, and for LEP plans to specifically reference developing those kinds of organisations. It aims to embed cooperative and social enterprise development into regional economic planning.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons and originated in 2014; there is no recorded progress beyond this stage in the provided information.
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11 Mar 2014
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