§ 21. Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office who decides which policy initiatives are tested on the Focus 5000 Group. [144219]
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§ Mr. Ian McCartneyI take it that my hon. Friend is referring to the People's Panel. The panel may be used by any Government Department or publicly funded body and it is for them to decide whether to use the panel to test policy initiatives. Five major waves of quantitative research and several qualitative research projects have been carried out using the People's Panel. These have supported a number policy initiatives, for instance, the first wave of research was used to examine attitudes to a wide range of public services and the women's unit commissioned research using the People's Panel as part of a wider programme of consultation with women. Summaries of the research results have been placed in the House Library and published on the internet. I shall send copies to my hon. Friend.