§ Lord Pattenasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, following the report of the Strategy Unit Life Satisfaction: the state of knowledge and implications for government published in December 2002, they have now adopted a policy definition of "life satisfaction". [HL2191]
§ Lord Macdonald of TradestonThe Strategy Unit published the analytical discussion paperLife Satisfaction: the state of knowledge and implications for government to synthesise the relevant data, evidence and research. It is not a statement of government policy.
Nor does the report adopt a preferred policy definition for life satisfaction. Instead it reviews the various approaches in the literature.
110WAThe measure of life satisfaction used most widely by researchers and reported in the paper is the answer to questions such as: "All things considered, how satisfied are you with life as a whole?" Respondents then either answer "very", "fairly" or "not very" satisfied or grade their satisfaction on a scale of oneto-10.
§ Lord Pattenasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they agree with the conclusion of the Strategy Unit in its report Life Satisfaction: the state of knowledge and implications for government, published in December 2002, that "there is a case for state intervention to boost life satisfaction". [HL2240]
§ Lord Macdonald of TradestonThe Strategy Unit published the analytical paperLife Satisfaction: the state of knowledge and implications for government to synthesise the relevant data, evidence and research on the subject. It is not a statement of government policy.
The aim of the paper was to stimulate discussion. The Strategy Unit will be considering comments on the paper both from around Whitehall and the general public.