Important Issues survey

	1.1. Somerset will soon have a Unitary Authority. There will be a Unitary Bonus following reduced duplication across five councils. Which service area should be prioritised for investment?
Social housing	Social housing
Waste and recycling	Waste and recycling
Local transport	Local transport
Carbon reduction	Carbon reduction
Childrens' social care	Childrens' social care
Adult social care	Adult social care
Roads and parking	Roads and parking
Mental health	Mental health

	1.2. Which THREE of these local issues are most important to you and your family?
Reducing council waste and bureaucracy	Reducing council waste and bureaucracy
Improving air quality	Improving air quality
Leisure, libraries and culture	Leisure, libraries and culture
Roads and pothole repairs	Roads and pothole repairs
School places	School places
More homes that local people can afford	More homes that local people can afford
Improving access to transport	Improving access to transport
Parking	Parking
Recycling and waste collection	Recycling and waste collection
Tackling crime and anti-social behaviour	Tackling crime and anti-social behaviour
Tackling congestion	Tackling congestion
Protecting green spaces from development	Protecting green spaces from development
Improving green spaces and maintenance of parks	Improving green spaces and maintenance of parks
Keeping Council Tax low	Keeping Council Tax low
Supporting local shops and businesses	Supporting local shops and businesses
Caring for the elderly and vulnerable	Caring for the elderly and vulnerable

1.3. When it comes to the environment, which ONE of the following measures would you like to see?

A tough approach to flytipping

More trees in towns and villages

More charging points for electric vehicles

Cheaper public transport

More recycling

Increased use of renewable energy

January 2022 Survey