Devolution

Ipsos's latest research, conducted for the English Constitutional Convention, shows that there is increasing public support for England to have its own Parliament.

Ipsos Scotland was commissioned by Glasgow City Council to conduct a series of eight large scale resident's surveys in twice yearly waves. Each survey doubles as a recruitment exercise for the Glasgow Citizens Panel.

The latest Deloitte / Ipsos Government Delivery Index provides little Christmas cheer for the Government at the end of 2005. Although voters have becoming slightly more optimistic about the economy, they are still negative overall about the long term prospects for the economy and public services, and expectations of the NHS are now at their lowest level since 2002.

The latest Deloitte / MORI Delivery Index shows a new fall in optimism in the government's long term policies towards the economy and public services in September.

MORI's research for The Electoral Commission during the 2005 General Election campaign shows that 46% think that electoral fraud is either a fairly big or very big problem in Great Britain. This compares to 69% of the public who say the same about false insurance claims and 79% who think benefit fraud is a problem.

A MORI survey released today conducted among Black and Minority Ethnic residents on behalf of The Electoral Commission (EC) reveals that whilst Black and minority ethnic voters were considerably less likely to have voted than White groups at the 2005 general election, there was also a real difference between the different ethnic communities.

MORI conducted a survey for The Electoral Commission in December 2004 and January 2005 to explore public attitudes towards voter registration, voting methods and awareness of The Commission. The research was used by the Commission to inform its report "Understanding Electoral Registration" published in September 2005.

The latest Deloitte / MORI Delivery Index shows a rise in optimism over the economy and public services after the General Election, continuing the steady upward trend since 2003. For the first time since May 2002, people are more positive than negative about the government's long-term economic policies, and the proportion of optimists has risen from 43% in February to 47% after the election.

There is unmet demand for e-Government services in England according to research carried out by the MORI Social Research Institute for the e-Citizen National Project. In particular there are two key groups of citizens who show potential interest in using e-Government services. These groups have been identified using advanced statistical analysis of data from a survey of 4,100 citizens conducted on the MORI Omnibus.