§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the public opinion surveys carried out by his Department since 1 November 1991.
§ Mr. JackThe Department has carried out five surveys since 1 November 1991 which include questions to test public opinion
Questions were included in the Gallup Omnibus survey to assess public attitudes towards the police.A national survey of car users was carried out in January 1991, asking about driver's attitudes to car security and to the gravity of car crime.A survey of the attitudes of the public to drugs and their prevention was carried out in four of the twenty areas with Home Office drugs prevention teams (Bradford, Glasgow, Nottingham and the London Borough of Lewisham).Fieldwork for the British Crime Survey was conducted between January and April 1992. Although primarily about respondents' experiences and behaviour, the 1992 survey included questions on attitudes to sentencing and attitudes to the police.The England and Wales sweep of the second International Crime Survey was carried out at the beginning of 1992. 2,000 adults were asked about experience of crime and opinions on various crime related issues. Several other countries took part.