Survey BB-24 : The 24th reading of the Barometer, sought panellist's views on government legislation, 'New Deal' and the 'Uniform Business Rate'.

Question Number	Question
Q1	To what extent do you feel constrained by government legislation?
Q2	Which areas of government legislation give you cause for most concern?
Q3	Are you involved to any extent in 'New Deal'?
Q4	To what extent is your business constrained by increases in the 'Uniform Business Rate'?
Q5	Over the last 3 months, has competition from abroad eroded your market?
Q6	To what extent is your business involved in exporting?
Q7	Over the last three months, have you found access to bank credit…
Q8	To what extent is your business constrained by skill shortages?
Q9	To what extent is your business constrained by a lack of finance?
Q10	To what extent is your business constrained by low market demand?
Q11	Over the last 3 months, has your business:-
Q12	Over the next 3 months, do you expect your business to:

(1) To what extent do you feel constrained by government legislation?

Response	Total answers: 233	%
1 Highly		17.6%
2		24.9%
3		34.8%
4		14.6%
5 Not at all		8.2%

(2) Which areas of government legislation give you cause for most concern?

Response	Total answers: 235	%
1 Employment Legislation		53.6%
2 Taxation		24.3%
3 Health and Safety		11.9%
4 None of these		10.2%

(3) Are you involved to any extent in 'New Deal'?

Response	Total answers: 233	%
1 Highly		1.3%
2		0.9%
3		3.9%
4		7.7%
5 Not at all		86.3%

(4) To what extent is your business constrained by increases in the 'Uniform Business Rate'?

Response	Total answers: 235	%
1 Highly		6%
2		14.5%
3		33.2%
4		22.1%
5 Not at all		24.3%

(5) Over the last 3 months, has competition from abroad eroded your market?

Response	Total answers: 234	%
1 Highly		10.3%
2		10.3%
3		14.5%
4		14.1%
5 Not at all		50.9%

(6) To what extent is your business involved in exporting?

Response	Total answers: 234	%
1 More than 50%		9.4%
2 25% to 50%		4.7%
3 0% to 25%		36.3%
4 Not at all		49.6%

(7) Over the last three months, have you found access to bank credit…

Response	Total answers: 234	%
1 more restrictive		9%
2 unchanged		46.6%
3 less restrictive		5.6%
4 not applicable		38.9%

(8) To what extent is your business constrained by skill shortages?

Response	Total answers: 233	%
1 Highly		16.7%
2		24%
3		25.8%
4		21.9%
5 Not at all		11.6%

(9) To what extent is your business constrained by a lack of finance?

Response	Total answers: 233	%
1 Highly		14.2%
2		21.9%
3		18%
4		19.7%
5 Not at all		26.2%

(10) To what extent is your business constrained by low market demand?

Response	Total answers: 233	%
1 Highly		16.7%
2		15.5%
3		26.6%
4		22.7%
5 Not at all		18.5%

(11) Over the last 3 months, has your business:-

Response	Total answers: 233	%
Expanded significantly (more than 10%)		11.2%
Expanded somewhat (between 5% to 10%)		35.2%
Remained static		36.5%
Declined somewhat (between 5% to 10%)		11.6%
Declined significantly (more than 10%)		5.6%

(12) Over the next 3 months, do you expect your business to:

Response	Total answers: 231	%
Expand significantly (more than 10%)		9.5%
Expand somewhat (between 5% to 10%)		39%
Remain static		42.4%
Decline somewhat (between 5% to 10%)		6.9%
Decline significantly (more than 10%)		2.2%