Public Opinion Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department spent on commissioning public opinion research in each of the last five years for which records are available. (105456)

The following table shows the amount spent by NIO Statistics and Research Branch on commissioning public opinion research for each of the years from 2001-02 to 2005-06.

	Amount (£)
2005-06	334,505.00
2004-05	184,183.00
2003-04	336,616.89
2002-03	39,245.00
2001-02	298,020.00

Volume 456: debated on Monday 29 January 2007