CHILDHOOD WELLBEING AND SOCIAL MOBILITY

Early day motion 1809, tabled 2 July 2007 by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 96 members.

That this House welcomes the publication of the charity NCH's report, Emotional Wellbeing and Social Mobility - A New Urgency to the Debate, into the extent to which emotional wellbeing is a key factor in determining social mobility; recognises that emotional wellbeing is becoming an increasingly important issue in deciding young people's life chances and that there is a growing urgency in the need to tackle problems around emotional wellbeing; supports NCH's new Growing Strong campaign to raise awareness of this issue; and urges the Government to ensure that its education, health and social policies are informed by an explicit focus on developing the emotional wellbeing of children and young people.

Signatures by party: Labour 56, Liberal Democrat 27, Conservative 9, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, DUP 1, Independent 1.