§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what expenditure has been incurred by her(a) Department, (b) agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in each of the last four years on (i) opinion polling, (ii) focus groups and (iii) other forms of market research; and if she will list the surveys commissioned and the purpose of each. [27946]
§ Clare ShortExpenditure in relation to surveys of public attitudes is as follows:
£000 1997–98 43 1998–99 0 1999–2000 45 2000–01 58 2001–02 35 Surveys commissioned
Public Attitudes on Development, conducted by the Office for National Statistics, surveys conducted in July 1999, 2000 and 2001 and results published in November 1999, 2000, November 2001 respectively.Attitudes of School Children to International Development, conducted by MORI Schools Omnibus Research. published in July 2000 and 2001.In addition we conducted a readership survey in 2000 of "Developments Magazine" in order to test the impact and reach of the magazine.
We are committed to regular monitoring of public and young people's attitudes to development in order to inform and monitor the impact of the public education work of the Department. All the aforementioned reports are accessible through the Department's internet site and copies have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
None of our current non-department public bodies have incurred expenditure in relation to opinion bodies and/or focus groups.