A Bill to make provision for requiring public bodies to act in pursuit of the environmental, social, economic and cultural well-being of the United Kingdom in a way that accords with the Future Generations principle; to require public bodies to establish and meet well-being objectives and report on these and their actions; to require public bodies to publish Future Generations impact assessments and account for preventative spending; to establish a Commissioner for Future Generations for the United Kingdom to advise, assist and oversee public bodies in doing things in accordance with this Act; to provide for the establishment of a Joint Parliamentary Committee on Future Generations; and for connected purposes
House of Lords
8 November 2019
This bill would require UK public bodies to act in the long-term interests of well-being, covering environmental, social, economic and cultural aspects. It would require those bodies to set clear well-being objectives, report on progress, publish assessments of the impact on future generations, and consider preventative spending, with oversight from a new Future Generations Commissioner and a Joint Parliamentary Committee.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Lords; it will need to progress to committee and then to the Commons if it is to become law.
Generated 21 February 2026
First reading took place on 21 October. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2017-19 Parliament dissolved at the end of the 2019 Session and this Bill will make no further progress
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
