§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the employment of polling or public survey organisations by his Department during the current and previous financial years, on the organisations employed by his Department, on the values of individual contracts for these services, on the total amounts of money spent and on the purposes of the research undertaken by these organisations. [14510]
§ Mr. WattsThe information requested is set out in the tables.
87W
Financial year 1993–94 Name of polling or public survey organization Purpose of research Hampshire County Council After study of traffic calming measures Lincolnshire County Council After study of traffic calming measures Public Attitude Surveys Ltd. Customer satisfaction survey Research International Tracking research on road safety campaigns to test overall effectiveness and report on changes in attitude/behaviour
Financial year 1993–94 Name of polling or public survey organisation Purpose of research Research International (Cont.) Survey to determine the public view on the acceptance of photacard driving licences Survey to determine the attitude of Vehicle Excise Duty evaders, and the effectiveness of advertising campaigns Ross Silcock Partnership Public Attitude Surveys to environmental and traffic schemes in Bypass Demonstration Project towns SDG Research Driver information survey Social and Community Planning Research Qualitative research into attitudes to cycle helmets Taylor Nelson Business Services Initial survey to determine the views and needs of the Surveyor Generals Organisation's customers prior to becoming the Marine Safety Agency Transport Studies Unit, Oxford Public perceptions of Red Routes Transport and Travel Research Bus Passenger Information Study Total expenditure £399,430 Note
The values of individual contracts are not listed as these are regarded as commercially confidential.
Financial Year 1994–95 Name of polling or public survey organisation Purpose of research Accent Marketing and Research Highways Agency image and awareness study Andrew Irving Associates Market research relating to the flotation of Railtrack Atkins, Wootton Jeffries Research study amongst goods and bus operators to determine views on the administration of the HGV and PSV operator licencing system 88W
Date Researcher Purpose Costs (excluding VAT) June 1994 Advertising Principles Devonshire Hall To establish attitudes of dealers in new motor vehicles to the Agency's Select Registrations Contract price: £1,800 Devonshire Avenue Street Lane Leeds, LS8 1AW Accredited Dealer scheme which allows new vehicle buyers the opportunity to buy from the Agency's Sale of Attractive Vehicle Actual spend: £1,800 Registration Numbers via the motor dealer January 1995 Enterprise Planning and Research Ltd. To establish why certain enquiries of the Agency's Sale of Attractive Vehicle Contract price: £12,750 Victoria House 28–38 Desborough street Registration Numbers telesales hotline are not being converted into sales Contract spend: £12,750 High Wycombe HP11 2NP
Financial Year 1994–95 Name of polling or public survey organisation Purpose of research Babtie Traffic Ltd. Roadside interviews on A1/M1 PAS Research Ltd. Parking surveys Surveys of acceptable noise levels Interview surveys Pinpoint High Risk Offenders Project (to obtain Socio Economic Group by postcode) Public Attitude Surveys Ltd. Customer satisfaction survey Research International Tracking research on road safety campaigns to test overall effectiveness and report on changes in attitude/behaviour Customer survey to determine the effectiveness of earlier procedural changes introduced to improve the service to DVLA customers Research to determine the level of accuracy of Driver and Vehicle records Ross Silcock Partnership Public Attitude Surveys to environmental and traffic schemes in Bypass Demonstration Project towns SDG Research Motorway and Trunk Road User Survey Social Surveyors (Gallup Poll) Ltd. Behavioural Psychology programme—Interviewing drivers about their behaviours and attitudes Smith and Williamson Establishment of a Customer Research plan within the Vehicle Testing Division of the Vehicle Inspectorate Taylor Nelson Business Services Customer Survey to re-examine the perception of MSA and its services following transition to Agency status Total expenditure £522,954 Note:
The values of individual contracts are not listed as these are regarded as commercially confidential.