Last week it successfully cleared the crucial committee stage and it has the support of all parties and the government. It is vital that the bill becomes law before the general election as it will ensure the sustainable communities act’s ‘bottom-up’ process is ongoing, and so continue to allow communities and councils to submit proposals for government action to promote thriving communities. Proposals from last year’s ‘first round’ are already being granted – this Act is seeing results!
Progress members and supports can help in this. Ministers John Denham and Harriet Harman need to give the bill extra parliamentary time so that it becomes law before the general election. Follow the hyperlinks to email them with the following suggested text.
Dear Harriet Harman / John Denham
The sustainable communities act amendment bill is vital as it will ensure that the democratic involvement seen in the sustainable communities act continues. I ask that you please do all you can to ensure the bill receives the parliamentary time it needs in order to become law before the general election.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
[your name and your address]