PROMOTION OF HAPPINESS AND WELL-BEING

Early day motion 149, tabled 3 June 2010 by Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 28 members.

That this House believes that the promotion of happiness and well-being is a legitimate and important goal 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; reminds the new Prime Minister of his statement in 2006 that, `It's time we admited that there's more to life than money, and it's time we focused not just on GDP but on GWB - General Well-being'; and calls for the introduction of official and regularly conducted statistics on national well-being in the UK to inform policy-making.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 14, Labour 9, Conservative 2, Green 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.