Establishment
In 1999 the Labour Government made the policy case for sustainable development in a White paper entitled A better quality of life.
Pressure then came to oversee the Government's progress and develop policy on sustainable development, including from Michael Meacher MP.
Subsequently, the Sustainable Development Commission was founded by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott in June 2000. It replaced the UK Round Table on Sustainable Development, a stakeholder body, and the British Government Panel on Sustainable Development, a Government think tank.
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