Written question asked by Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 3 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 February 2004. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 February 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Prime Minister, what (a) opinion polling and (b) market research projects have been carried out by the Government on the issue of military action against Iraq since 2001, broken down by financial year; what the (i) title and (ii) nature of these projects were; how much each of these projects cost; what the findings of each project were; where the findings have been published; and if he will make a statement. - Inc fact that information on the costs withheld under Exemption 13 of the code of Practice on Access to Government Information (commercial confidences).

Answer: Norman Lamb: To ask the Prime Minister what (a) opinion polling and (b) market research projects have been carried out by the Government on the issue of military action against Iraq since 2001, broken down by financial year; what the (i) title and (ii) nature of these projects were; how much each of these projects cost; what the findings of each project were; where the findings have been published; and if he will make a statement. [153466] Mr. Caplin: I have been asked to reply. No opinion polling or market research projects have been centrally commissioned by the Ministry of Defence specifically on the issue of military action against Iraq. However, we commission surveys of public perceptions of the Ministry of Defence, the armed forces and their equipment. As part of this work we monitor the impact of recent operations. I am withholding information on the costs of these surveys under Exemption 13 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information (commercial confidences).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 418 c403-4W;418 c423-4W; 153466
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Costs Expenditure Government departments Iraq Market research Ministry of Defence Opinion polls
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