Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]

1st reading & 1st reading (Hansard): House of Lords & 1st reading (Hansard)
Wednesday 8th January 2020 Lords Chamber

First Reading

15:42

[Lord Bird (CB)]

My Lords, please forgive my prolixity as I set off on this journey.

A Bill to make provision for requiring public bodies to act in pursuit of the United Kingdom’s environmental, social, economic and cultural wellbeing by meeting wellbeing objectives, publishing future generations impact assessments, accounting for preventative spending, and through public services contracts; to establish a Commissioner for Future Generations for the United Kingdom; to establish a Joint Parliamentary Committee on Future Generations; to require companies to consider the impact of their activities on the United Kingdom’s wellbeing; and for connected purposes.

The Bill was introduced by Lord Bird, read a first time and ordered to be printed.