Treasury: Public Opinion
(asked on 22nd June 2020) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on (a) opinion polling and (b) focus groups in each month since January 2019.
This question was answered on 30th June 2020
HM Treasury has spent the below on (a) opinion polling in the periods under question:
September 2019 | November 2019 | May 2020 | June 2020 | Total |
£3,000 | £2,400 | £13,188 | £6,828 | £25,416 |
The recent increase was partially to help understand public perceptions in order to inform the government’s response to the pandemic in the Spring Budget.
HM Treasury has spent no amounts on focus groups in the periods under question.