WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the engagement of market research and polling agencies by agencies within the Mines and Petroleum and Small Business portfolios during the 2015-16 financial year. The response details the agencies involved, costs, report titles, and whether reports or briefings were provided to the Minister.

AnsweredQoN 5746Legislative Assembly
Asked
16 August 2016
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum; Small Business

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For each agency within each of the Minister's portfolio of responsibilities, please provide the following information: (a) during the 2015-16 financial year, on how many occassions did the agencies engage market research or polling agencies; (b) what are the names of these market research or polling agencies, and how much was paid to each such business; (c) what is the title and date of each report prepared by these market research or polling agencies; (d) if a copy of any such report was provided to the Minister or the Minister's office, which reports were provided and on what date; and (e) did any such market research or polling agency provide a verbal briefing to the Minister or to the Minister's office: (i) if yes, on what date or dates; and (ii) if yes, who was present during this verbal briefing?

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Answered
19 September 2016
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Small Business
Response time
34 days
Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC)
(a) Two occasions.
(b) Research Solutions - $49,800.00 and Advantage Communications and Marketing - $19,466.71
(c) Research Solutions – “The State of Small Business Survey 2015”.  The report was presented to the SBDC on 21 October 2015.
Advantage Communications and Marketing - “Small Business Development Corporation Client Survey 2016”. The report was presented to SBDC on 21 June 2016.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) No.
(i–ii) Not applicable.
Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP)
(a) One occasion.
(b) EY Sweeney - $35,610.00
(c) EY Sweeney - Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey. The report was presented to DMP on 4 May 2016.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) No.
(i-ii) Not applicable.
Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia
(a) Nil.
(b-e)  Not applicable.

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