The Northern Ireland Office and its agencies have carried out three opinion polls since 27 June 2007. This information is shown in the following table.
(a) The public (b) Staff Name of firm employed to conduct the poll Purpose Cost to the public purse (£) Northern Ireland Crime Survey — Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency Primarily, to measure people's experience of crime and their perceptions of crime, policing and the criminal justice system. 280,000 Survey on purchasing counterfeit goods. — Genesis Advertising Ltd Pre- and post- campaign evaluation survey to gauge opinion on attitude to purchasing counterfeit goods in advance of advertising campaign. 7,370 Public opinion poll — Millward Brown Ulster Validating government policies. 21,385 1 Per annum