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Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 8 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 November 2005. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 December 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Opinion Polls

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the (a) subject matter and (b) dates were of opinion survey research undertaken by the Department since its inception; if she will place copies of the results of each survey in the Library; which companies were used in conducting the research; and how much each was paid.
Answer

Since inception, the Defra's Communications Directorate has commissioned an omnibus tracking survey to measure public awareness of DEFRA, knowledge of its responsibilities and opinions on its performance.Surveys conducted as follows;

Date Company Cost (£)
February 2002 Taylor Nelson Sofres 42,000
April 2004 Taylor Nelson Sofres 14,950
October 2005 Taylor Nelson Sofres 26,000

Copies of all three surveys will be available in the Library.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c1293-4W;440 c1293-4W; 27919
Session
2005-06
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP 05/1629
Wednesday, 7 December 2005
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Costs Consultants Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Government departments Surveys
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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