Happiness And Public Policy (EDM232)

Happiness And Public Policy

EDM number 232 in 2008-09, proposed by Jo Swinson on 10/12/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Mental health.

That this House believes that the promotion of happiness and well-being are legitimate and important goals of Government; notes a GfK NOP poll showed 81 per cent. of people believe Government's prime objective should be happiness, not wealth; notes large surveys, including Eurobarometer, that show the UK's happiness has remained static for at least 25 years; recognises the Government can influence some factors that affect happiness, such as unemployment and respite for carers; welcomes the Government's Foresight report into Mental Capital and Well-being showing how well-being promotion is possible; and calls for official and regularly conducted statistics on national happiness and well-being to inform policy-making.

This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Jo Swinson	10/12/2008	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Christopher Huhne	10/12/2008	Eastleigh	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Lynne Jones	10/12/2008	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	10/12/2008	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Andy Reed	10/12/2008	Loughborough	Labour	Seconded
John Gummer	10/12/2008	Suffolk Coastal	Conservative	Seconded
Sandra Gidley	10/12/2008	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Hywel Williams	10/12/2008	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Lorely Burt	10/12/2008	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Simpson	11/12/2008	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Colin Burgon	11/12/2008	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	11/12/2008	Gower	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	11/12/2008	Keighley	Labour	Signed
David Drew	11/12/2008	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	11/12/2008	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Taylor	11/12/2008	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	11/12/2008	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John McDonnell	15/12/2008	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Joan Humble	15/12/2008	Blackpool North and Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	16/12/2008	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	16/12/2008	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	16/12/2008	Burton	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	16/12/2008	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
David Howarth	16/12/2008	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	16/12/2008	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Edward Vaizey	16/12/2008	Wantage	Conservative	Signed
Linda Riordan	16/12/2008	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	17/12/2008	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Evan Harris	18/12/2008	Oxford West and Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Pope	14/01/2009	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	15/01/2009	Kingston and Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Matthew Taylor	28/01/2009	Truro and St Austell	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Simon Hughes	02/02/2009	North Southwark and Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Richard Younger-Ross	23/02/2009	Teignbridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Malcolm Bruce	02/04/2009	Gordon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	Unknown			Withdrawn

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