WELLBEING IN PUBLIC POLICY

Early day motion 488, tabled 15 December 2009 by Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 28 members.

That this House believes that the promotion of happiness and wellbeing are legitimate and important goals of Government; notes that large surveys such as Eurobarometer show the UK's happiness has remained broadly static for at least a quarter of a century; congratulates the French government on publication of the Sarkozy/Stiglitz commission report, which provides alternative measures of progress to GDP; and calls for the introduction of official and regularly conducted statistics on national wellbeing in the UK to inform policy-making.

Signatures by party: Labour 15, Liberal Democrat 9, Conservative 2, Independent 1, Scottish National Party 1.