Amendments made: No. 33, in clause 3, page 3,line 21, leave out ‘of residents under 25 years old.’ and insert

‘through panels set up in accordance with subsection (1A) of residents, employers and employees in the council’s area and in particular of—

(i) young people in the area;

(ii) persons from ethnic minorities;

(iii) tenants in social housing;

(iv) persons living on lower incomes;

(v) persons with disabilities;

(vi) persons living in deprived areas; and

(vii) persons over 60 years of age.

An area is deprived for the purposes of sub-paragraph (vii) if the official male adult unemployment rate exceeds 10 per cent., or if more than 20 per cent. of households have net incomes below £15,000 per year.

(1A) For the purposes of this Act, a principal council shall, so far as is practicable, arrange for one or more panels to be established in its area representing persons who live in its area or who work or employ workers in its area and any such panel shall, so far as is practicable include—

(a) representatives of the categories of persons specified in subsection (1)(d)(i) to (viii), and

(b) representatives of such persons or bodies as the council considers appropriate being persons or bodies of any nature who exercise functions or are engaged in activities in relation to the sustainability of local communities in the council’s area; and

(c) an equal number of male and female members.

For the purposes of this subsection a member of a panelmay represent more than one of the categories specified in subsection (1)(d).’.

No. 34, in clause 3, page 3, line 25, leave out from ‘council’ to end of line 42 and insert—

‘(3) A principal council shall cooperate with any panel set up in its area under subsection (1A) in making recommendations under section 2(5).’.—[Mr. Hurd.]

The Chairman, being of the opinion that the principle of the clause and any matters arising thereon had been adequately discussed in the course of the debate onthe amendments proposed thereto, forthwith put the Question, pursuant to Standing Orders Nos. 68 and 89, That the clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill.