RSN Manifesto: Online survey of the membership

The Rural Services Network (RSN) is starting work on a Manifesto document, which it will use to make the rural case ahead of the next (2015) General Election. It is important that the rural voice is heard.

This Manifesto document needs to represent the wider views of RSN members. So we are circulating this short questionnaire to seek your views about priority topics to include.

You should find that this online questionnaire will only take around 10 minutes to complete.

Your response will be anonymous and will only be used to generate statistics for internal RSN use.

At a later date in 2014 we will come back to members to ask them for further input on the selected priority topics.

Question Title

* 1. Do you work for or represent one of the following types of organisations? Tick the appropriate box:

Name of Authority:

Nominated Councillor:

Email Address

County or unitary council

District or borough council

Parish or town council

Other public sector delivery body

Community or voluntary sector body

Private sector service provider

A sector or issue representative body

Don’t work for/represent any organisation

Other organisation, please state

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* 2. How important do you think it is that each of the following topics is covered by the RSN’s forthcoming Manifesto document? Please tick the relevant box:

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* 3. Below is a repeat of that topic list. For any topic which you scored (in question 2) as ‘very important’ please state briefly why you rated it so. What particular issue or issues made you rate it so highly?

The planning (land use) system

Neighbourhood and community planning

Affordable housing and house price affordability

Community action and community-owned assets

Local government funding and allocations

Viable local services e.g. shops, pubs, post offices

Access to health facilities and services

Health service funding and allocations

Older people’s services/adult social care

Rural schools

Policing and community safety

Libraries and cultural services

Public transport (including community schemes)

Rural roads

Fuel prices (for cars and transport)

Broadband and mobile connectivity

Economic growth, including business support

Workforce skills and access to training

Welfare reforms

Addressing fuel poverty (with homes)

Renewable energy (including community renewables)

Environmental services (upkeep of streets, open spaces, etc)

Flood and coastal defences

Rural proofing of policies

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* 4. Are there other policy topics, not listed at questions 2 and 3 above, you would like to see covered in the RSN Manifesto? Please name them in the box below:

That completes the questionnaire. Thank you for taking part.

	Very important	Important	Not important	Don’t hold a view
The planning (land use) system	The planning (land use) system Very important	The planning (land use) system Important	The planning (land use) system Not important	The planning (land use) system Don’t hold a view
Neighbourhood and community planning	Neighbourhood and community planning Very important	Neighbourhood and community planning Important	Neighbourhood and community planning Not important	Neighbourhood and community planning Don’t hold a view
Affordable housing and house price affordability	Affordable housing and house price affordability Very important	Affordable housing and house price affordability Important	Affordable housing and house price affordability Not important	Affordable housing and house price affordability Don’t hold a view
Community action and community-owned assets	Community action and community-owned assets Very important	Community action and community-owned assets Important	Community action and community-owned assets Not important	Community action and community-owned assets Don’t hold a view
Local government funding and allocations	Local government funding and allocations Very important	Local government funding and allocations Important	Local government funding and allocations Not important	Local government funding and allocations Don’t hold a view
Viable local services e.g. shops, pubs, post offices	Viable local services e.g. shops, pubs, post offices Very important	Viable local services e.g. shops, pubs, post offices Important	Viable local services e.g. shops, pubs, post offices Not important	Viable local services e.g. shops, pubs, post offices Don’t hold a view
Access to health facilities and services	Access to health facilities and services Very important	Access to health facilities and services Important	Access to health facilities and services Not important	Access to health facilities and services Don’t hold a view
Health service funding and allocations	Health service funding and allocations Very important	Health service funding and allocations Important	Health service funding and allocations Not important	Health service funding and allocations Don’t hold a view
Older people’s services/adult social care	Older people’s services/adult social care Very important	Older people’s services/adult social care Important	Older people’s services/adult social care Not important	Older people’s services/adult social care Don’t hold a view
Rural schools	Rural schools Very important	Rural schools Important	Rural schools Not important	Rural schools Don’t hold a view
Policing and community safety	Policing and community safety Very important	Policing and community safety Important	Policing and community safety Not important	Policing and community safety Don’t hold a view
Libraries and cultural services	Libraries and cultural services Very important	Libraries and cultural services Important	Libraries and cultural services Not important	Libraries and cultural services Don’t hold a view
Public transport (including community schemes)	Public transport (including community schemes) Very important	Public transport (including community schemes) Important	Public transport (including community schemes) Not important	Public transport (including community schemes) Don’t hold a view
Rural roads	Rural roads Very important	Rural roads Important	Rural roads Not important	Rural roads Don’t hold a view
Fuel prices (for cars and transport)	Fuel prices (for cars and transport) Very important	Fuel prices (for cars and transport) Important	Fuel prices (for cars and transport) Not important	Fuel prices (for cars and transport) Don’t hold a view
Broadband and mobile connectivity	Broadband and mobile connectivity Very important	Broadband and mobile connectivity Important	Broadband and mobile connectivity Not important	Broadband and mobile connectivity Don’t hold a view
Economic growth, including business support	Economic growth, including business support Very important	Economic growth, including business support Important	Economic growth, including business support Not important	Economic growth, including business support Don’t hold a view
Workforce skills and access to training	Workforce skills and access to training Very important	Workforce skills and access to training Important	Workforce skills and access to training Not important	Workforce skills and access to training Don’t hold a view
Welfare reforms	Welfare reforms Very important	Welfare reforms Important	Welfare reforms Not important	Welfare reforms Don’t hold a view
Addressing fuel poverty (with homes)	Addressing fuel poverty (with homes) Very important	Addressing fuel poverty (with homes) Important	Addressing fuel poverty (with homes) Not important	Addressing fuel poverty (with homes) Don’t hold a view
Renewable energy (including community renewables)	Renewable energy (including community renewables) Very important	Renewable energy (including community renewables) Important	Renewable energy (including community renewables) Not important	Renewable energy (including community renewables) Don’t hold a view
Environmental services (upkeep of streets, open spaces, etc)	Environmental services (upkeep of streets, open spaces, etc) Very important	Environmental services (upkeep of streets, open spaces, etc) Important	Environmental services (upkeep of streets, open spaces, etc) Not important	Environmental services (upkeep of streets, open spaces, etc) Don’t hold a view
Flood and coastal defences	Flood and coastal defences Very important	Flood and coastal defences Important	Flood and coastal defences Not important	Flood and coastal defences Don’t hold a view
Rural proofing of policies	Rural proofing of policies Very important	Rural proofing of policies Important	Rural proofing of policies Not important	Rural proofing of policies Don’t hold a view