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About you
1. Are you aged:
2. How many children (under 16) do you have living with you? (please write in) 3. Tick the four policy areas that are most important to you in Darlington:
Our Economy and Employment
4. Given the current economic climate, which of the following options for government policy would best help Darlington: Increase spending to stimulate the economy Cut taxes to try to encourage people to spend more Give people more help with energy and petrol bills A mixture of all three Don't know 5. Do you think that people on Incapacity Benefit, except those with permanent disabilities, should be checked regularly and, if they are deemed fit enough, should be required to look actively for work? Yes No Don't know 6. Do you think Britain should have a points system to make sure migrant workers benefit the economy, like they do in Australia? Yes No Don't know 7. The national minimum wage for people aged 22 or over rose to £5.73 per hour this October. Do you think: It should be a lot higher It should be a bit higher It's about right It's too high already Don't know Our Health
8. Overall how would you rate the NHS services (e.g. your GP, dentist, hospital etc.) in Darlington? Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Very poor 9. Do you think the quality of NHS services in Darlington is as good as in other parts of the country? It's better It's about the same No, it's worse 10. Do you think the quality of NHS services in Darlington has improved during the last five years? Yes - a lot Yes - a little No 11. As a patient are you as involved as you would like to be in decisions about the NHS services you receive? Yes, I have enough involvement in decisions I'd like a bit more say I'd like to have a lot more say Our Education
Your views are relevant even if you don't have children
12. Do you think the standard of education in Darlington is: Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Very Poor 13. Do you think the quality of education in Darlington is as good as in other parts of the country? It's better It's about the same No, it's worse 14. Do you think the quality of education in Darlington has improved during the last five years? Yes, definitely Yes, to some extent No 15. Do you support efforts to create a university here in Darlington? Yes No Our Security
16. Do you feel safe living in Darlington? Yes No 17. Do you think the level of crime in Darlington is: High Medium Low 18. How successful have efforts to reduce vandalism and other sorts of anti-social behaviour in Darlington been recently? Very successful Fairly successful Not very successful Not at all successful I don't know enough about what's being done to answer 19. Do you think introducing community justice (where the community affected by crime and bad behaviour gets a say in the justice process and how things are sorted out) would be good for Darlington? Yes No 20. Do you think the local community should be able to vote for the people in charge of local police services? Yes No 21. Do you think introducing identity cards in Darlington is: A good idea: they will make identity theft harder and keeping track of terrorists and illegal immigrants easier A bad idea: the benefits are few and possibly non-existent; they certainly do not justify such an invasion of our privacy Don't know Our Environment
22. How would you rate the local environment in Darlington? Excellent Good Satisfactory Poor Very Poor 23. How easy is it to recycle in your local area? Very easy Fairly easy Fairly difficult Very difficult 24. Should we do more in Darlington to reduce our impact on climate change...? (Tick ONE for each statement)
a) ...even if it costs a bit more
b) ...even if it requires extra time or effort
c) No, I don't believe in climate change
Our Community
25. Do you think Darlington is a good place to live? Yes No 26. Do you think Darlington is a better place than it was 5 years ago? Yes, definitely Yes, to some extent No 27. Do you believe Darlington has a positive future? Yes, definitely Yes, to some extent No 28. Do you think that Darlington Town Hall should fly the Union Jack flag on a daily basis? Yes No 29. Should Darlington give a high priority to providing better facilities for teenagers? Yes No 30. Do you think a Tees Valley Metro service would be good for Darlington? Yes No Don't know 31. Would you like to be more involved in community or charity work in your local area? Yes No Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions.
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