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sustainable communities bill
A cross-party group of MPs, including Liberal Democrats, Labour, Conservative and Plaid Cymru first introduced the Bill to the House of Commons in March 2003. Before the 2005 General Election, almost 250 MPs signed a motion of support for the Bill and the parliamentary campaign to make the Sustainable Communities Bill law continues to gather strength.
By local sustainability we mean policies that work towards the long-term well-being of any given area. That means promoting local economic needs - so money that is spent locally benefits local shops, services and communities, not remote shareholders. Or, that the long-term environmental impacts of any planning or economic policies are central to the process of deciding whether they go ahead or not. The provisions in the Bill empower communities and local councils to make their own decisions on how to make their local areas sustainable.
The Sustainable Communities Bill covers four main areas: local services and economies, environmental protection, social inclusion and democratic participation.
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