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Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 October 2019. It was answered by Victoria Atkins (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 November 2019 on behalf of the Home Office.


Home Office: Health

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department uses Office for National Statistics estimates of personal well-being in formulating policy; and what policies her Department has introduced to improve personal well-being in the last 12 months.

Answer

We use ONS wellbeing statistics to inform Health and Wellbeing policy within the Civil Service. The Home Office also measures personal wellbeing through the annual Civil Service People Survey using the same national statistics that the Office for National statistics (ONS) use for the UK population as a whole.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
913
Session
2019-19
Subjects
Health Home Office
Link
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