What are your priorities?

As part of the community strategy, the Partnerships Team are consulting with local people and community groups in South Holland.  We want to find out what is important to you!  The information that you give us will feed into the decision making process for the South Holland Community Plan.  As a person who lives or works in South Holland, this is your chance to influence and have your say.  We would really like to hear your views.

Thinking about the priorities below, consider the following and let us know if they are of high or low importance to you.  (You could feel that all of these priorities are important, but some points are not as important to you as others).  If the item is important to you, tick the 'High importance' box, but if it is not so important, tick the 'Low importance' box.  If you have other priorities under these headings, please add them to the dotted lines

If you have any questions about this survey, please do not hesitate to contact Colin Davison  (extension 4572) or James Edwards (extension 4513)

Q1

	Health
	Encouraging exercise and sport	High Importance		Low Importance
	Providing cultural activities	High Importance		Low Importance
	Reducing drug abuse	High Importance		Low Importance
	Reducing smoking	High Importance		Low Importance
	Reducing levels of obesity	High Importance		Low Importance
	Your Priorities

Q2

	Economic Development
	Increasing number of young people in education and training	High Importance		Low Importance
	Improving skill levels in the workforce	High Importance		Low Importance
	Increasing workplace training	High Importance		Low Importance
	Attracting new businesses to the area	High Importance		Low Importance
	Providing affordable housing in the area	High Importance		Low Importance
	Your Priorities

Q3

	Our Environment
	Keeping our towns and villages tidy	High Importance		Low Importance
	Increasing the proportion of waste we recycle	High Importance		Low Importance
	Reducing carbon emissions	High Importance		Low Importance
	Planning for climate change	High Importance		Low Importance
	Being aware of flood danger	High Importance		Low Importance
	Your Priorities

Q4

	Our Communities
	Feeling safe in the neighbourhood and places visited	High Importance		Low Importance
	Feeling able to take part in and influence local decisions	High Importance		Low Importance
	People from  different backgrounds getting along together	High Importance		Low Importance
	Tackling anti social behaviour	High Importance		Low Importance
	Reducing litter or graffiti in neighbourhoods	High Importance		Low Importance
	Living in towns or villages that are cared for	High Importance		Low Importance
	Your Priorities

Q5

	Transport and Accessibility
	Access to leisure, shops, doctors	High Importance		Low Importance
	Public transport	High Importance		Low Importance
	Community transport & car sharing	High Importance		Low Importance
	Cycle routes	High Importance		Low Importance
	Road safety	High Importance		Low Importance
	Using the internet to access services	High Importance		Low Importance
	Your Priorities

Thinking about the above, are there any other priorities that you would like to add?  Now is the time to have your say.

Q6

	Your own priorities and ideas
	Eg: Public transport on Sundays

About You:

We have been asking the following questions for some time now because we are committed to providing fair and equal access to services. We have a duty to make sure our services do not discriminate. Answering the following questions is optional. However, we would be grateful if you could answer as many of these questions as you can because the answers will help us to monitor fairness and equality. Any answers you give will not affect the service you are receiving from the Council. We will not use your personal information, such as your name or address, when analysing statistical information. All personal information will be completely confidential and held in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Please tell us a little about yourself:-

Q7

	Gender
	Are you male or Female	Male		Female

Q8

	Age
	Which of the following age bands do you fit into?	16-24		25-34		35-44		45-54		55-64		65-74		over 75

Q9

	Do you consider that you have a disability under the Disability Discrimination Act Definition?
		Yes		No

* The definition of disability according to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is: "A physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person to carry out normal day to day activities". (Long term means more than 12 months). This definition would cover long-term illnesses such as cancer and HIV or mental health.

Ethnicity

Q10

	To which of these ethnic groups do you belong? (If you answer "any other background or group" please write in your background in the space provided).
		Do not wish to answer
		White  British
		White Irish
		Any other White background
		Black or Black British Caribbean
		Black or Black British African
		Any other Black background
		Mixed White and Black Caribbean
		Mixed White and Black African
		Mixed White and Asian
		Any other Mixed background
		Asian or Asian British Indian
		Asian or Asian British Pakistani
		Asian or Asian British Bangladeshi
		Any other Asian Background
		Chinese
		Travellers
		Gypsy or Romany
		Other (please indicate)

Q11

What is your nationality?

Q12

	What is your religion or belief
		Do not wish to answer
		None
		Christian (includes Church of England, Catholic, Protestant and so on
		Buddhist
		Hindu
		Jewish
		Muslim
		Sikh
		Other (please indicate)

Q13

	What is your sexual orientation?
		Do not wish to answer
		Heterosexual (straight)
		Gay
		Lesbian
		Bisexual
		Other (please indicate)

Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.