To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) dates, (b) locations and (c) target group were, defined by demographic breakdown, work status or age of the twice-weekly focus groups carried out for his Department by Hanbury Strategy Ltd. between 1 January 2021 and 31 January 2022 under the terms of procurement contract reference CCZZ20A84.
Answered on
14 July 2022
Details of focus group activity carried out by Hanbury Strategy upon instruction from HM Treasury between 1 January 2021 and 31 January 2022 are detailed below.
Unless otherwise specified two groups per week were undertaken. Groups were split by the demographic detailed in the demographic information column.
Date | Location | Demographic information |
W/C 11 January 2021 | South West | Income |
W/C 18 January | North East | Age |
W/C 25 January | East Midlands | Age |
W/C 1 February 2021 | South West | Income |
W/C 8 February | East England | Urban status |
W/C 15 February | West Midlands | Gender |
W/C 22 February | North West | Gender |
W/C 1 March 2021 | West Midlands | Age |
W/C 1 March | West Midlands | Age |
W/C 8 March | Yorkshire and the Humber | Furlough status |
W/C 15 March | Scotland | Information not held |
W/C 22 March | Wales | Gender |
W/C 29 March | England | Ethnicity |
W/C 12 April | England | Age |
W/C 26 April | England | Age |
W/C 10 May 2021 | North East, North West, Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber | Urban status |
W/C 17 May | South East | Age |
W/C 25 May | South West | Urban status |
W/C 7 June 2021 | East of England | Furlough status |
W/C 14 June | England (excl. London) | Self-employed |
W/C 21 June | West Midlands | Furlough status |
W/C 28 June | North East | Age |
W/C 5 July | London | Age |
W/C 12 July | South West | Age |
W/C 19 July | North West | Age |
W/C 26 July | South East | Urban status |
W/C 9 August 2021 | East Midlands | Age |
W/C 16 August | London, North East | Ethnicity and gender |
W/C 23 August | West Midlands | Electric vehicles / petrol and diesel users |
WC 30 August | North West | Age |
WC 6 September 2021 | East of England | Age |
WC 13 September | Scotland | Independence view |
WC 20 September | Yorkshire and the Humber | Furlough status |
WC 27 September | Wales | Age |
WC 4 October 2021 | South West | Age |
WC 11 October | North East | Age |
WC 18 October | North West | Age |
WC 25 October | Midlands | Age |
WC 1 November 2021 | South East | Age |
WC 8 November | Yorkshire and the Humber | Income |
WC 15 November | East of England | Age |
WC 22 November | South West | Age |
WC 29 November | North East | Age |
WC 6 December 2021 | East Midlands | Employment status |
WC 13 December | Scotland | Independence |