Yesterday on 11th April a significant question was raised by the Bishop of St Albans who is Alan Smith in the Government and his request was answered by Jane Scott who is known the Baroness Scott of Bybrook and she has provided two significant publish documents that can be obtained from here. The question and the response which can be obtained from here on the Parliament system.

Alan: To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network World Happiness Report, published on 20 March; in particular, the finding that the happiness of young people under the age of 30 in the UK has declined.

Jane: The Government is committed to improving the well-being of individuals in every area of the UK as set out in our (attached) update on the Well-being mission in January 2024. We continue to engage with new data and evidence in the delivery of all Levelling Up Missions, including on how we can improve well-being.

This includes considering the work of Professor Lord Richard Layard, one of the authors of the World Happiness Report, and other experts in our ongoing work on this mission.

Update on well-being mission (pdf, 310.0KB)