Lord John Bird MBE has set out his bid to bring forward Future Generations legislation that has been so successful in Wales to England with a new private member’s bill in the next parliament.
The Big Issue founder has worked closely with the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales and Big Issue Changemaker Sophie Howe over the last year after being impressed with how the Welsh legislation has put sustainable thinking at the heart of public policy decisions.
Coming into force shortly before the EU referendum in April 2016, the Welsh Well-being of Future Generations Act puts a focus on long-term planning and prevention, ensuring that decisions made now have a positive impact on long-term issues like poverty, ill health, poor air quality and low-quality jobs.
If you're interested in following my #futuregenerations debate today, tune in around 15:00 at @BBCParliamenthttps://t.co/UevN2jmmjvhttps://t.co/dHGENSMO0B
— John Bird (@johnbirdswords) June 20, 2019
Lord Bird was so taken with the idea that he delivered last year’s inaugural Well-being of Future Generations Commissioner for Wales annual lecture at Cardiff University and has now promised to bring a private member’s bill forward during the next parliamentary session.