Decision details
Debate on the General Principles of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill
Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly, Business Committee - Fourth Assembly, Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
A Government Bill, introduced by Jeff Cuthbert AM, Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty.
Following a change in ministerial portfolios in September 2014, the First
Minister authorised Carl Sargeant AM, Minister for Natural Resources, as the new Member
in Charge of the Bill, from 11 September 2014. The Business Committee has
remitted the Bill to the Environment and Sustainability
Committee.
About
the Bill
The key purposes of the Bill are to:
- set a framework within which specified Welsh public authorities
will seek to ensure the needs of the present are met without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (the sustainable
development principle),
- put into place well-being goals which those authorities are to seek
to achieve in order to improve wellbeing both now and in the future,
- set out how those authorities are to show they are working towards
the well-being goals,
- put Public Services Boards and local well-being plans on a
statutory basis and, in doing so, simplify current requirements as regards
integrated community planning, and
- establish a Future Generations Commissioner for Wales to be an
advocate for future generations who will advise and support Welsh public
authorities in carrying out their duties under the Bill.
Current
Stage
The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales)
Act 2015 (external website) became law in Wales on 29 April 2015 (external website).
Welsh Glossary (Available in Welsh
only)
Record
of Passage in the National Assembly for Wales
The following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s
passage through the National Assembly for Wales.
Contact information
This bill has been remitted to the Environment
and Sustainability Committee
Clerk: Catherine Hunt
Phone: 0300 200 6565
Email: SeneddEnv@Assembly.Wales
Decision:
The item started at 16.44
Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NDM5652 Carl Sargeant (Alyn and Deeside)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in
accordance with Standing Order 26.11:
Agrees to the general principles of the Well-being
of Future Generations (Wales) Bill.
The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill
and Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Assembly on 7 July 2014.
The report of Environment and Sustainability
Committee on the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill was laid before
the Assembly on 28 November 2014.
The result was as follows:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
37 |
0 |
15 |
52 |
The Motion was agreed.
Publication date: 09/12/2014
Date of decision: 09/12/2014
Decided at meeting: 09/12/2014 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly