❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the engagement of market research and polling agencies by agencies within the Minister's portfolio (State Development, Finance, Innovation) during the 2015-16 financial year. The Department of State Development engaged agencies, while Finance and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer did not.
AnsweredQoN 5756Legislative Assembly
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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
21 September 2016
Responded by
Minister for State Development; Finance; Innovation
Response time
36 days
The Department of State Development advises:
(a) On two occasions; one directly and one indirectly.
(b) Metrix Consulting Pty Ltd (ACN 140 615 756) in December 2015 following a Request for Quote (RFQ) process - $52, 543 (incl. GST) .
Rare Pty Ltd in June 2016. Rare subcontracted the services to market research and polling agency, Ipsos SA - $172,986 (incl. GST).
(c) “The value of investing in a WA agrifoods brand” was produced by Metrix in February 2016.
The reports, “Brand WA – Regional Qualitative Report” and “Brand WA – Regional and Country Reports” were produced by Ipsos SA on 8 August 2016.
(d) - (e) Not applicable
The Department of Finance advises:
(a) Nil
(b) - (e) Not applicable
The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer advises:
(a) Nil
(b) - (e) Not applicable
(a) On two occasions; one directly and one indirectly.
(b) Metrix Consulting Pty Ltd (ACN 140 615 756) in December 2015 following a Request for Quote (RFQ) process - $52, 543 (incl. GST) .
Rare Pty Ltd in June 2016. Rare subcontracted the services to market research and polling agency, Ipsos SA - $172,986 (incl. GST).
(c) “The value of investing in a WA agrifoods brand” was produced by Metrix in February 2016.
The reports, “Brand WA – Regional Qualitative Report” and “Brand WA – Regional and Country Reports” were produced by Ipsos SA on 8 August 2016.
(d) - (e) Not applicable
The Department of Finance advises:
(a) Nil
(b) - (e) Not applicable
The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer advises:
(a) Nil
(b) - (e) Not applicable
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