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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Duncan Hames (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 20 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 35 members in total.


SUSTAINABLE BUDGETING

That this House believes that sustainability should be at the heart of decisions made in the Comprehensive Spending Review; further believes that to avoid leaving unsustainable costs for the next generation, public spending should make the most efficient use of the UK's financial, social and environmental capital; and urges all public bodies to adopt the sustainability principles of developing sustainability skills, improving health and well-being, reducing inequalities, cutting resource use, supporting low carbon economies, reducing high carbon travel, using local goods and services, reviving life support systems, being inclusive and thinking long-term contained in the SustNav toolkit published online by Sustainability South-West.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
573 
Session
2010-12
Other sponsors
Caroline Lucas
Mark Durkan
Joan Walley
Martin Horwood
Charlotte Leslie
Subjects
Economic situation
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk