Celtic Parliamentary Monitor

npSynergy already carries out tracking research into the attitudes and understanding of Westminster politicians through the Charity Parliamentary Monitor (CPM) and the Attitudes and Awareness Parliamentary Monitor (AAPM).

Given that Westminster no longer represents the breadth of political decision-making within the UK, since 2003 we have also conducted an annual poll of Members of the Scottish Parliament and Members of the National Assembly for Wales. In 2007 we conducted our first survey of Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Click here to download the briefing pack - Celtic Parliamentary Monitor briefing pack (307.21KB)

What is asked about and when?

Sample and methodology

Costs and package for participants

More details

Benefits of the research

Many charities focus on MSPs, AMs and MLAs as key target groups for their campaigns and communications in the devolved regions of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Our regular poll provides an excellent, objective benchmark, and a way of understanding which messages and campaigns and which charities are effective in their campaigning in the devolved assemblies.
By creating a syndicate, individual charities are able to get more frequent and more detailed information than an individual charity would get for the same budget. (back to top)

What is asked about and when?

The questionnaires are modeled on the surveys we conduct in Westminster so as to allow for some degree of comparison between results. Participating charities also have the opportunity to add particular charities and areas of work to the survey. (back to top)

Sample and methodology

Paper questionnaires are sent to all members of the devolved assemblies who are not ministers. We guarantee that 50 MSPs, 40 MLAs and 30 AMs respond to each survey. Details about every respondent’s political party, region, date of birth and gender are also recorded, enabling further analysis of results. (back to top)

Costs and package for participants

The costs are:

Survey of the Scottish Parliament - £1,650 (+VAT)
Survey of the Welsh Assembly - £1,400 (+ VAT)
Survey of the Northern Ireland Assembly - £1,400 (+ VAT)

Discounts: if you participate in all 3 surveys, there will be a £500 discount

Participating charities will get:
1. All data from the annual poll relating to all the organisations in the poll.
2. Each participant will have their name on the list of named organisations on the questionnaire.
3. Each participant can also have the name of an organisation of their choice added to the list for comparison purposes.
4. Each participant will be able to nominate a campaign to be included in the questionnaire.
5. A PowerPoint report with all data represented in chart form including commentary.

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More details

Please email Sarah Lincoln or Amandine Courtin for more details, or call on 020 7426 8879 if you are interested in this research or would like to see some sample results. (back to top)