Motion text
That this House welcomes the publication of the innovative Gross Domestic Wellbeing Index by the Carnegie UK Trust; recognises that GDP growth fails to capture a true picture of progress; welcomes the aim of developing holistic approaches to understanding and measuring progress that include social, environmental, economic and democratic wellbeing; notes that Gross Domestic Wellbeing Index was decreasing in the UK even prior to the covid-19 pandemic whilst GDP was increasing; acknowledges the conclusions drawn from over 40 independent reviews and commissions that the cornerstones of government decision making for wellbeing are prevention, participatory democracy, equalities, localism, integration and long-termism; and calls on the Government to accept the report’s recommendations to hold a national conversation on wellbeing in England to inform an update of ONS wellbeing indicators, and to put wellbeing at the heart of all policy making, including budgets, as part of Building Back Better.
Signatures (20)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
3 December 2020
Crouch, Tracey
Conservative
Signed on
4 December 2020
Cruddas, Jon
Labour
Signed on
3 December 2020
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
3 December 2020
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
3 December 2020
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on
3 December 2020
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on
3 December 2020
Davies, Geraint
Labour
Signed on
3 December 2020
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on
3 December 2020
Doogan, Dave
Scottish National Party
Signed on
7 December 2020
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on
7 December 2020
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
7 December 2020
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
7 December 2020
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
7 December 2020
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
7 December 2020
Butler, Dawn
Labour
Signed on
8 December 2020
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
17 December 2020
Long Bailey, Rebecca
Labour
Signed on
5 January 2021
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on
5 January 2021
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
28 April 2021
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.