Measurement Of General Wellbeing

EDM number 1020 in 2010-12, proposed by Jo Swinson on 16/11/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Mental health.

That this House welcomes media reports that suggest the Government is planning to measure the general wellbeing of the nation on a regular and large-scale basis, a policy which the All Party Parliamentary Group on Wellbeing Economics has called for since its inception; believes that the promotion of wellbeing is a legitimate and important goal of Government; notes that measurement of wellbeing will help facilitate research, identify groups in the population who have low levels of wellbeing, and allow the Government to evaluate the impact of its policies; recognises that many scientists and economists already use existing wellbeing measures in their work, which are widely accepted and validated; and urges the Government to implement this policy as soon as is practicable.

This motion has been signed by a total of 23 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.