Clause 1
Sustainable Communities Bill
10:00 am
Julia Goldsworthy (Shadow Chief Secretary To the Treasury, Treasury; Falmouth and Camborne, Liberal Democrat)
I rise to add our support for the amendment. As the hon. Member for Stroud said, it is useful because it aligns the provisions with the Local Government Act 2000. It broadens the way in which local communities may seek to define their sustainability, which is important for the empowerment of those communities. The emphasis that the amendment places on civic and political participation is also important. We welcome all those aspects of the amendment, particularly the consistency that it applies to the provisions.