§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will place copies of the results of all market and opinion research carried out by his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies since May 1997, in the Library. [123807]
§ Ms Beverley Hughes[holding answer 25 May 2000]In order to help to ensure that proposed policy or public information initiatives are effective and represent best value for public money, my Department commissions various research exercises every year.
Decisions on whether to publish the results of each research project, or place a copy in the House of Commons Library are taken on a case-by-case basis. Some research reports contain commercially confidential information.
However, copies of the results of most quantitative research reports are available on request and my Department will compile a summary list of research projects to be placed in the Library.
432WInformation on research projects commissioned by Departmental Agencies and NDPB's is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. NormanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the opinion research projects undertaken on behalf of his Department in the financial year 1999–2000, broken down by(a) focus group research, (b) quantitative surveys and (c) other market research surveys; and in each case, when and where the results were published. [124631]
§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the opinion research projects undertaken on behalf of his Department in the financial year 1999–2000, broken down by(a) focus group research, (b) quantitative surveys and (c) other market research surveys; and, in each case, when and where the results were published. [125460]
§ Mr. PrescottIn order to help to ensure that proposed new policy or communication initiatives are informed, effective, and represent best value for public money, my Department commissions various research exercises every year. Those falling within financial year 1999–2000, together with their costs, are listed below. These are either quantitative or qualitative (sometimes referred to as focus group research).
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Research linked to information campaigns Road Safety Road Safety campaign tracking research Quantitative Summer Drink Drive campaign research Qualitative Millennium Drink-Drive campaign research Qualitative Child Road Safety campaign tracking research Quantitative Young Highway Code campaign research Qualitative Cycle Smart campaign Qualitative Portrayal of driving in advertising Qualitative 'Think' road safety campaign—development Qualitative 'Think' road safety campaign—launch survey Quantitative Environment 'Are You Doing Your Bit' campaign tracking Quantitative Communicating with local government Qualitative Communicating with local government Quantitative Water usage omnibus research Quantitative Bio-diversity awareness Qualitative Greater London Authority campaign creative research Qualitative 'Are You Doing Your Bit' campaign creative research Qualitative Other research Effects of aircraft noise on sleep patterns Qualitative/Quantitative S. E. Manchester multi-modal study Qualitative Hastings multi-modal study Qualitative Cambridge to Huntingdon multi-modal study Qualitative British Social Attitudes Survey (transport) Quantitative British Social Attitudes Survey (housing) Quantitative Social housing tenants attitudes and reactions to rent levels and rent differentials Quantitative Large Scale Voluntary Transfers—the role of the independent adviser Quantitative Views on LSVT process post-transfer Quantitative ONS omnibus survey—house price expectations Quantitative ONS omnibus survey—single regeneration budget monitoring Qualitative Drinking water quality—public perceptions in 2000 Qualitative/Quantitative Citizens' attitudes towards local government Qualitative/Quantitative
Research linked to information campaigns Attitudes of business towards local government Qualitative/Quantitative Revenue grant distribution system: Research on local government perspectives Qualitative/Quantitative Improving DVO Agency services Qualitative/Quantitative Transport Interchange Phase 2 Qualitative Customers Experiences of Planning Appeals Qualitative The decision on whether to publish the results is taken on a case-by-case basis. Some research reports contain commercially confidential information. However, copies of most quantitative research reports are available on request, and my Department will compile a list of research projects to be placed in the House Library.
§ Mr. NormanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much his Department spent on opinion research in the financial year 1999–2000. [124632]
§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much his Department spent on opinion research in the financial year 1999–2000. [125475]
§ Mr. PrescottIn order to help to ensure that proposed new policy or communication initiatives are informed, effective, and represent best value for public money, my Department commissions various research exercises every year. Those falling within financial year 1999–2000, together with their costs, are as follows:
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Research linked to information campaigns Research £ Road Safety Road Safety campaign monthly tracking research Quantitative 154,818 Summer Drink Drive campaign research Qualitative 10,763 Millennium Drink-Drive campaign research Qualitative 17,466 Child Road Safety campaign tracking research Quantitative 6,286 Young Highway Code campaign research Qualitative 17,907 Cycle Smart campaign Qualitative 25,250 Portrayal of driving in advertising Qualitative 28,012 'Think' road safety-development/launch survey Qualitative 19,135 Qualitative Environment 'Are You Doing Your Bit' campaign tracking Quantitative 274,421 Communicating with local government Qual/quant 70,500 Water usage omnibus research Quantitative 7,631 Biodiversity awareness Qualitative 9,984 Quality mark scheme research Qualitative 36,155 GLA campaign creative research Qualitative 43,096 'Are You Doing Your Bit' creative research Qualitative 52,664 GLA communication materials research Qualitative 34,685 Other research Effects of aircraft noise on sleep patterns Qual/quan 140,000 S. E. Manchester multi-modal study Qualitative 12,000 Hastings multi-modal study Qualitative 9,000
Research linked to information campaigns Research £ Cambridge to Huntingdon multi-modal study Qualitative 4,000 British Social Attitudes Survey (transport) Quantitative 28,000 British Social Attitudes Survey (housing) Quantitative 44,500 Social housing tenants attitudes and reactions to rent levels and rent differentials Quantitative 100,000 Large Scale Voluntary Transfers—the role of the independent adviser Quantitative 62,210 Views on LSVT process post-transfer Quantitative 81,050 ONS omnibus survey—house price expectations Quantitative 6,075 ONS omnibus survey—single regeneration budget monitoring Qualitative 57,600 Drinking water quality—public perceptions in 2000 Qual/quan 43,727 Improving DVO Agency services Qual/quan 62,380 Citizens' attitudes towards local government Qual/quan 180,546 Attitudes of business towards local government Qual/quan 76,400 Revenue grant distribution system: research on Local government perspectives Qual/quan 95,635 Customers' experiences of planning appeals Qualitative 11,000 Transport Interchange Phase 2 Qualitative 30,000