Moved by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
23: After Clause 3, insert the following new Clause—
“Strategy for economic and social cohesion principles derived from Article 174 of TFEU
(1) The Secretary of State must, before 31 December 2018, lay before Parliament a strategy for developing principles for economic and social cohesion derived from Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
(2) The strategy laid under subsection (1) must state the principles derived from Article 174 of TFEU.
(3) The principles under subsection (2) form part of domestic law on and after exit day.
(4) The aims of the strategy under subsection (1) are—
(a) to reduce inequalities between communities, and
(b) to reduce disparities between the levels of development of regions of the United Kingdom, with particular regard to—
(i) regions with increased levels of deprivation,
(ii) rural and island areas,
(iii) areas affected by industrial transition, and
(iv) regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps.
(5) A Minister of the Crown may by regulations make provision for programmes to implement the strategy.
(6) Programmes under subsection (5) shall run for a minimum of 10 years and shall be independently monitored.”