§ 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 bodies in 2002 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. [106266]
§ Clare ShortIn 2002, my Department spent £43,395 on the commissioning of two studies of UK public attitudes. This is a long term exercise with regular surveys on an annual basis. The first, carried out by MORI, records attitudes amongst school children and cost £11,515. The other, undertaken by the ONS, monitored the UK adult population at a cost of £31,880. Both surveys monitor public attitudes towards and support for international development in the UK. The results of each public opinion poll are used to inform and monitor the impact of the public education work of the Department.
None of our current non-departmental public bodies has incurred expenditure in relation to opinion bodies and/or focus groups.