Ipsos MORI’s multi-client biannual survey of MPs looking at some of the important issues facing Britain today, including Brexit, affordable housing and healthcare. The results were shared with Sense About Science and the attendees of Evidence Week between 25th - 26th June 2019.

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Report prepared for Highways England
Survey of Members of Parliament
Ipsos MORI Key Influencer Tracking
Winter 2018
Background questions shared during Evidence Week
MPs Survey Winter 2018
Ipsos MORI syndicated stakeholder surveys
26 July 2019

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Methodology & composition of sample (winter 2018*)
15
15
7
35
35
43
16
16
10
25
29
6
6
6
4
4
3
Conservative Minister Conservative Backbencher Labour Shadow Minister
Labour Backbencher SNP Other
35
Structure of the House (%)
Weighted Sample (%)
Unweighted Sample (%)
Sample
400 MPs contacted
122 MPs interviews
Circa 100 MPs answered each section of questions
Quotas and weighting used so results reflect the
House by ministerial status within political party.
Fieldwork dates
8th November – 19th December 2018
Face to face interviews with MPs.
Across those interviewed this winter
(before versioning applied) 65% were
interviewed in Summer 2018, and 61%
were interviewed in Winter 2017.
* Most of the results in this deck come from the winter 2018 survey.
There are some questions from the summer 2018 survey which are clearly marked – the methodology and sample profile for that summer survey closely resemble those of the winter survey.

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Issues facing Britain
100
43
25
12
15
15
3
8
7
10
15
8
12
7
8
96
40
24
12
12
6
22
10
12
10
4
6
6
8
8
EU / Europe / Brexit (negotiations / the deal we strike)
Economy / economic situation / economic growth
National Health Service / NHS / hospitals / healthcare
Pollution / environment / climate change / emissions
Housing
Potential for service cuts / future of public services /…
Poverty / inequality
Social services / social care
Low pay / minimum wage / fair wages
Need to invest in skills / training
Employment / job security / jobs in general
Education / schools
National security / foreign affairs / international terrorism…
Manufacturing / industry / productivity
Public services in general
% CON % LAB
What do you think are the most important issues facing Britain today?
Ipsos MORI Survey of Members of Parliament, Winter 2018Base: All MPs (98), All Conservative MPs (48), All Labour MPs (40)
S10 W10 S11 W11 S12 W12 S13 W13 S14 W14 S15 W15 S16 W16 S17 W17 S18 W18
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
% All
MPs
% Top mentions98
38
24
13
12
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
EU / Brexit Economy NHS Housing Pollution/ environment/ climate change/ emissions

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Issues facing local constituencies
57
32
32
24
22
2
21
12
18
24
12
7
7
0
53
37
22
29
26
38
22
24
14
4
9
13
13
20
EU / Europe / future of the union referendum on Europe
Housing / lack of suitable / affordable houses
Public transport / transport infrastucture / links
Employment / unemployment / lack of work / job security
Healthcare / NHS / access to / availability of healthcare
Welfare / welfare reform / benefits
Education / schools / school places
Public services / public service reform / cuts to funding
services
Crime / anti social behaviour / drugs / alcohol
Economy / economic situation / recovery / growth
Social care / access to / availability of social care / social
services
Wages / salaries / pay cuts / pay freezes
Skills / training
Poverty / inequality / gap between have and have nots
% CON % LAB
What do you think are the most important issues facing your local constituency today?
Ipsos MORI Survey of Members of Parliament, Winter 2018Base: All MPs (93), All Conservative MPs (47), All Labour MPs (37,), Scotland (8), North (26), Midlands (17), South (34), Wales (8)
% All
MPs
55
33
27
27
24
23
22
18
15
14
11
10
9
8
Scotland:
Employment/Unemployment (48%)
EU (41%)
Transport (37%)
CAUTION: SMALL BASE SIZE (8)
North:
EU (57%)
Public transport (39%)
Employment/Unemployment (39%)
Midlands:
Healthcare (54%)
EU (40%)
Housing (37%)
CAUTION: SMALL BASE SIZE (17)
South:
EU (55%)
Housing (52%)
Education (27%)
Wales:
EU (81%)
Welfare (53%)
Employment/unemployment
(52%)
CAUTION: SMALL BASE SIZE (8)
% Change
from W15
+53
+2
-4
-4
-2
+12
+2
-5
+13
-22
n/a
-4
+3
-2

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Postbag (all MPs) – summer 2018
Which of the subjects of the list, if any do you receive the most letters in your postbag, or receive most approaches
about from individuals in clinics or other ways?
Ipsos MORI Survey of Members of Parliament, Summer 2018Base: All MPs (97)
All MPs | % mentioning (top mentions)
67
65
65
54
50
41
36
34
31
28
28
27
Health Service
EU membership/referendum
Housing
Benefits
Asylum/Immigration/ refugees
Education/schools
Crime/Law & order
Rail services
Child Support/Child Support Agency
Environment/pollution
Social security
Care of the elderly
26
26
25
21
18
18
17
15
15
14
13
11
Animal Research/ Experimentation
Public transport
Tax Credits
Council Tax
Islamic State/ Syria/Middle East
Pensions
Famine/overseas aid
Homelessness/begging
Hunting with dogs/fox hunting
Climate change/Global warming
Debt/consumer debt
Countryside/rural issues

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Postbag (trends, all MPs) – summer 2018
Which of the subjects of the list, if any do you receive the most letters in your postbag, or receive most approaches
about from individuals in clinics or other ways?
Ipsos MORI Survey of Members of Parliament, Summer 2018Base: All MPs (circa 100 each wave)
All MPs | % mentioning (top mentions)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
%AllMPs
Health Service Housing EU issues/membership/referendum Benefits Asylum/Immigration/ refugees Crime/Law & order Environment/pollution
Results collected during the summer and/or winter waves each year. Where there were two
waves in a single year, an average across the two waves has been calculated

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Social Media Use – Twitter & Facebook
How often do you personally access the following social media sites to get information related to your work as an MP?
61
54
70
41
29
48
10
5
10
10
11
8
6
13
8
16
2
2
4
7
10
6
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
6
15
24
8
22
25
22
5
2
8
5
2
8
Daily More than once a week Once every 1-2 weeks Once a month Once every 3-6 months Once a year Less often Never Don't know
At least once a
month (%)
79
74
84
66
67
62
Base: All MPs (98), Conservative MPs (49), Labour MPs (40) asked, Ipsos MORI Survey of Members of Parliament, Winter 2018
Twitter
Facebook

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Social Media following – summer 2018
Which, if any, of the following do you find useful to follow on social media?
Base: All MPs (101), Conservative MPs (50), Labour MPs (41) asked, Ipsos MORI Survey of Members of Parliament, Summer 2018
All MPs Conservatives Labour
72
42
26
26
19
14
10
19
3
Other MPs
NGOs and academics
Consumer groups
Industry associations
Media covering the
consumer industry
Civil servants or
regulators
Peers from the House of
Lords
None of the above
Don't know
63
25
17
16
10
15
6
27
5
Other MPs
NGOs and academics
Consumer groups
Industry associations
Media covering the
consumer industry
Civil servants or regulators
Peers from the House of
Lords
None of the above
Don't know
78
59
35
41
28
11
16
13
2
Other MPs
NGOs and academics
Consumer groups
Industry associations
Media covering the
consumer industry
Civil servants or regulators
Peers from the House of
Lords
None of the above
Don't know

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Ipsos MORI Survey of Members of Parliament, Winter 2018: Base: All MPs asked (87), All Conservative MPs (46), All Labour MPs (34)
Ipsos MORI Survey of Business & Financial Journalists, Winter 2018: Base: All Business Journalists asked (87), All specialist insurance writers (45)
MPs’ familiarity with self-drive cars is lower than among journalists
Q. On the whole, how familiar do you feel with the latest developments and issues related to self-driving cars?
8
24
50
17
% Know very well % Know a fair amount % Know a little % Have heard of it, but know nothing about it % Not heard of selfdriving cars
9
46
39
6
33%
of MPs are
familiar
55%
of Business Journalists
are familiar
10
28
45
17
7
19
62
12
7
49
40
4
Insurance
Journalists

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Ipsos MORI Survey of Members of Parliament, Winter 2018: Base: All MPs asked (87), All Conservative MPs (46), All Labour MPs (34)
MPs are most open to dialogue with car manufacturers on self-drive cars
Q. As an MP, which of the following should engage more or send more information to you regarding self-driving cars?
66
55
38
34
21
86
64
50
38
2
Car manufacturers
Tech companies/experts involved in developing CAV software
Insurance industry
Motoring agencies
None of these / DK
Conservatives (%) Labour (%)
74
59
43
36
14
All MPs (%)

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Ipsos MORI Survey of Members of Parliament, Winter 2018: Base: All MPs asked (87), All Conservative MPs (46), All Labour MPs (34)
Safety is MPs’ top concern with self-drive cars, determining liability in top 3
Q. Which two or three of these areas of self-driving cars are you most concerned about, if any?
47
46
38
40
26
24
7
5
7
2
9
74
45
40
24
38
19
16
7
0
7
0
Safety
Willingness of the public to accept
selfdriving cars
Determining liability in an accident
Cybersecurity/hacking
Infrastructure
Data security/sharing data
Job losses
Readiness of the police/ criminal
justice
Congestion
Impact on environment
None of these
Conservatives (%) Labour (%)
58
46
41
33
30
21
12
9
5
4
4
All MPs (%) Q. What sort of reassurances would you need to ease your
concerns with regards to ‘determining liability in an
accident’ and self-driving cars? (top mentions, spontaneous)
33
31
31
22
20
18
18
16
Establishing responsibilities of drivers /
the public
Establishing responsibilities of govt / law
makers
Clear/full communication/info
Establishing responsibilities of software
companies/progammers
Establishing responsibilities of
automobile industry
Establishing responsibilities of insurance
companies
Technology - provision of evidence to
establish responsibility
Establishing who is responsible in an
accident

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Ipsos MORI Survey of Members of Parliament, Winter 2018: Base: All MPs asked (87), All Conservative MPs (46), All Labour MPs (34)
Manufacturers and insurers seen to be most ready for self-drive cars
Q. The Society of Automotive Engineers of China recently stated they expect that cars capable of driving
themselves in all, or nearly all, situations will be on the market in the next three to seven years (2021-2025).
Do you believe the UK will be ready for self-driving cars by 2021-2025 in terms of the following aspects?
53 60 43
50 57 38
30 36 26
26 33 19
14 19 7
12 12 12
% saying Very or Fairly Ready
All MPs Conservatives Labour
6
9
7
1
2
47
41
23
26
13
10
28
35
40
41
45
34
18
14
29
32
40
53
1
1
1
1
1
1
Car manufacturers
Insurance industry
Legislation and regulation
Police and criminal justice system
General public’s acceptance of self-drive cars
Infrastructure on the roads
% Very ready % Fairly ready % Not very ready % Not at all ready % Don't know

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Key players in developing an ethical framework for AI
Who should be involved in the development of an ethical framework for the development and usage of artificial intelligence (AI)?
Ipsos MORI Survey of Members of Parliament, Winter 2018Base: All MPs (83), Conservative MPs (46), Labour MPs (30)
All MPs (%)
88
80
66
56
53
42
39
35
30
3
Politicians
Tech professionals
The general public
Think tanks
Business leaders
The NHS
Ofcom
Religious organisations
The media
Don't know
86
80
68
52
60
41
43
41
37
5
92
78
72
61
45
50
36
28
25
0
Politicians
Tech professionals
The general public
Think tanks
Business leaders
The NHS
Ofcom
Religious organisations
The media
Don't know
Conservatives (%) Labour (%)

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FURTHER INFORMATION
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forming stakeholder audiences. The first of these surveys was set up over
40 years ago and the programme has gone from strength to strength
ever since. Further details can be found at
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