Draft referendum bill: consultation analysis

Independent analysis of responses to the consultation on a draft referendum bill, held between October 2016 and January 2017.


Annex 3: Number of comments made at each question

Table A3.1 below shows the total number of respondents who made some form of comment at each of the consultation questions. Note, however, that respondents did not necessarily follow the question structure as set out in the consultation paper, nor were the comments necessarily related to the question asked. Therefore, the numbers below should not be seen as representing the response rates for individual questions.

Table A3.1: Number of comments made at each question

Question Number of comments
Question 1: What are your views on the proposed arrangements for managing the referendum? 7,006
Question 2: What are your views on the proposed technical changes to polling and count arrangements? 6,336
Question 3: What are your views on the proposed changes to rules on permissible participants? 5,254
Question 4: What are your views on the proposed campaign rules and rules on spending? 5,884
Question 5: What are your views on the proposed changes to the rules on permissible participants' expenses and transactions between qualifying and non-qualifying persons? 5,041

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Email: Louise Scott, Referendumbillconsultation@gov.scot

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

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