Comprehensive Spending Review survey

1. Your verdict on the Comprehensive Spending Review

25% of survey complete.

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* 1. Please say whether you agree or disagree with the following decisions taken by the Chancellor. There's a don't know option for measures you don't have a strong view on.

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	Sensible	Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	The wrong choice	Don't know
Cuts of one-third in the administrative budgets of ALL Whitehall departments	Cuts of one-third in the administrative budgets of ALL Whitehall departments Sensible	Cuts of one-third in the administrative budgets of ALL Whitehall departments Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	Cuts of one-third in the administrative budgets of ALL Whitehall departments The wrong choice	Cuts of one-third in the administrative budgets of ALL Whitehall departments Don't know
Science spending of £4.6bn will not be cut in cash terms but will be frozen	Science spending of £4.6bn will not be cut in cash terms but will be frozen Sensible	Science spending of £4.6bn will not be cut in cash terms but will be frozen Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	Science spending of £4.6bn will not be cut in cash terms but will be frozen The wrong choice	Science spending of £4.6bn will not be cut in cash terms but will be frozen Don't know
The Winter Fuel Allowance and free bus pass will continue for all pensions	The Winter Fuel Allowance and free bus pass will continue for all pensions Sensible	The Winter Fuel Allowance and free bus pass will continue for all pensions Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	The Winter Fuel Allowance and free bus pass will continue for all pensions The wrong choice	The Winter Fuel Allowance and free bus pass will continue for all pensions Don't know
Increasing the age threshold for the shared room rate from 25 years old to 35 years old for Housing Benefit	Increasing the age threshold for the shared room rate from 25 years old to 35 years old for Housing Benefit Sensible	Increasing the age threshold for the shared room rate from 25 years old to 35 years old for Housing Benefit Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	Increasing the age threshold for the shared room rate from 25 years old to 35 years old for Housing Benefit The wrong choice	Increasing the age threshold for the shared room rate from 25 years old to 35 years old for Housing Benefit Don't know
Provision of two new aircraft carriers but no planes immediately	Provision of two new aircraft carriers but no planes immediately Sensible	Provision of two new aircraft carriers but no planes immediately Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	Provision of two new aircraft carriers but no planes immediately The wrong choice	Provision of two new aircraft carriers but no planes immediately Don't know
Abolition of Train to Gain	Abolition of Train to Gain Sensible	Abolition of Train to Gain Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	Abolition of Train to Gain The wrong choice	Abolition of Train to Gain Don't know
£900m more to be spent on tackling illegal tax dodging in the hope of recovering £7bn in lost revenues	£900m more to be spent on tackling illegal tax dodging in the hope of recovering £7bn in lost revenues Sensible	£900m more to be spent on tackling illegal tax dodging in the hope of recovering £7bn in lost revenues Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	£900m more to be spent on tackling illegal tax dodging in the hope of recovering £7bn in lost revenues The wrong choice	£900m more to be spent on tackling illegal tax dodging in the hope of recovering £7bn in lost revenues Don't know
Train fares up 4% every year, over and above inflation	Train fares up 4% every year, over and above inflation Sensible	Train fares up 4% every year, over and above inflation Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	Train fares up 4% every year, over and above inflation The wrong choice	Train fares up 4% every year, over and above inflation Don't know
A total reduction in the number of public sector jobs of 490,000 in four years	A total reduction in the number of public sector jobs of 490,000 in four years Sensible	A total reduction in the number of public sector jobs of 490,000 in four years Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	A total reduction in the number of public sector jobs of 490,000 in four years The wrong choice	A total reduction in the number of public sector jobs of 490,000 in four years Don't know
A five year delay to the renewal of Trident	A five year delay to the renewal of Trident Sensible	A five year delay to the renewal of Trident Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	A five year delay to the renewal of Trident The wrong choice	A five year delay to the renewal of Trident Don't know
£2.7bn extra for international aid and £2.3bn less for defence	£2.7bn extra for international aid and £2.3bn less for defence Sensible	£2.7bn extra for international aid and £2.3bn less for defence Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	£2.7bn extra for international aid and £2.3bn less for defence The wrong choice	£2.7bn extra for international aid and £2.3bn less for defence Don't know
More money for adult apprenticeships	More money for adult apprenticeships Sensible	More money for adult apprenticeships Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	More money for adult apprenticeships The wrong choice	More money for adult apprenticeships Don't know
Crossrail to go ahead	Crossrail to go ahead Sensible	Crossrail to go ahead Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	Crossrail to go ahead The wrong choice	Crossrail to go ahead Don't know
Free entry to museums and galleries will stay	Free entry to museums and galleries will stay Sensible	Free entry to museums and galleries will stay Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	Free entry to museums and galleries will stay The wrong choice	Free entry to museums and galleries will stay Don't know
£1.5bn compensation for Equitable Life holders	£1.5bn compensation for Equitable Life holders Sensible	£1.5bn compensation for Equitable Life holders Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	£1.5bn compensation for Equitable Life holders The wrong choice	£1.5bn compensation for Equitable Life holders Don't know
A 4% annual cut in the police budget	A 4% annual cut in the police budget Sensible	A 4% annual cut in the police budget Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	A 4% annual cut in the police budget The wrong choice	A 4% annual cut in the police budget Don't know
£2bn extra for social care to ensure the ageing population is looked after	£2bn extra for social care to ensure the ageing population is looked after Sensible	£2bn extra for social care to ensure the ageing population is looked after Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	£2bn extra for social care to ensure the ageing population is looked after The wrong choice	£2bn extra for social care to ensure the ageing population is looked after Don't know
The end of most ringfencing in local government so that councils are freer to choose how to spend their budgets	The end of most ringfencing in local government so that councils are freer to choose how to spend their budgets Sensible	The end of most ringfencing in local government so that councils are freer to choose how to spend their budgets Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	The end of most ringfencing in local government so that councils are freer to choose how to spend their budgets The wrong choice	The end of most ringfencing in local government so that councils are freer to choose how to spend their budgets Don't know
A six year freeze in the BBC licence fee	A six year freeze in the BBC licence fee Sensible	A six year freeze in the BBC licence fee Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	A six year freeze in the BBC licence fee The wrong choice	A six year freeze in the BBC licence fee Don't know
£1bn in compulsory carbon permits	£1bn in compulsory carbon permits Sensible	£1bn in compulsory carbon permits Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	£1bn in compulsory carbon permits The wrong choice	£1bn in compulsory carbon permits Don't know
Britain will be the first major nation in world to spend 0.7% of national income on fighting global poverty	Britain will be the first major nation in world to spend 0.7% of national income on fighting global poverty Sensible	Britain will be the first major nation in world to spend 0.7% of national income on fighting global poverty Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	Britain will be the first major nation in world to spend 0.7% of national income on fighting global poverty The wrong choice	Britain will be the first major nation in world to spend 0.7% of national income on fighting global poverty Don't know
£1bn allocated to new Green Investment Bank	£1bn allocated to new Green Investment Bank Sensible	£1bn allocated to new Green Investment Bank Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	£1bn allocated to new Green Investment Bank The wrong choice	£1bn allocated to new Green Investment Bank Don't know
Health spending will grow by real terms PLUS £4bn over next four years	Health spending will grow by real terms PLUS £4bn over next four years Sensible	Health spending will grow by real terms PLUS £4bn over next four years Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	Health spending will grow by real terms PLUS £4bn over next four years The wrong choice	Health spending will grow by real terms PLUS £4bn over next four years Don't know
No child benefit for higher rate taxpayers	No child benefit for higher rate taxpayers Sensible	No child benefit for higher rate taxpayers Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	No child benefit for higher rate taxpayers The wrong choice	No child benefit for higher rate taxpayers Don't know
An increase in the pension age to 66 in 2020	An increase in the pension age to 66 in 2020 Sensible	An increase in the pension age to 66 in 2020 Not particularly sensible but nonetheless necessary	An increase in the pension age to 66 in 2020 The wrong choice	An increase in the pension age to 66 in 2020 Don't know