If you are a sole trader and do not have a workforce, please base your answers on your own working arrangement.
" ], "type": "General", "answers": [ { - "id": "answer8a1a9238-20d6-44b7-8e8f-91563033b58d", + "id": "answerb912ba12-ef91-4b33-b5af-c77d3adbd1ac", "mandatory": true, "type": "Radio", - "q_code": "48", + "q_code": "161", "options": [ { - "label": "Exported goods only", - "value": "Exported goods only" - }, - { - "label": "Exported services only", - "value": "Exported services only" - }, - { - "label": "Exported both goods and services", - "value": "Exported both goods and services" + "label": "Yes", + "value": "Yes" }, { - "label": "Business has not exported goods or services in the last 12 months", - "value": "Business has not exported goods or services in the last 12 months" + "label": "No", + "value": "No" }, { "label": "Not sure", "value": "Not sure" + }, + { + "label": "Not applicable", + "value": "Not applicable" } ] } ] }, - "page_title": "Export of goods or services", + "page_title": "Use of homeworking business model", "routing_rules": [ { - "section": "End", + "block": "reasons-for-not-using-homeworking", "when": { "in": [ { - "identifier": "answer8a1a9238-20d6-44b7-8e8f-91563033b58d", + "identifier": "answerb912ba12-ef91-4b33-b5af-c77d3adbd1ac", "source": "answers" }, - [ - "Business has not exported goods or services in the last 12 months", - "Not sure" - ] + ["No"] + ] + } + }, + { + "block": "skills-in-high-demand", + "when": { + "in": [ + { + "identifier": "answerb912ba12-ef91-4b33-b5af-c77d3adbd1ac", + "source": "answers" + }, + ["Not sure", "Not applicable"] ] } }, { - "block": "destination-of-exported-goods-or-services" + "block": "reasons-for-using-homeworking" } ] }, { - "id": "destination-of-exported-goods-or-services", + "id": "reasons-for-using-homeworking", "type": "Question", "question": { - "id": "questiondestination-of-exported-goods-or-services", - "title": "Where has your business exported goods or services to in the last three months?", - "type": "General", + "id": "questionreasons-for-using-homeworking", + "title": "Why is your business using, or intending to use, increased homeworking as a permanent business model going forward?", + "type": "MutuallyExclusive", + "mandatory": true, "answers": [ { - "id": "answer95e47771-6f95-4747-90f2-0bba7b754d6e", - "mandatory": true, - "type": "Radio", - "q_code": "266", + "id": "answerca226586-7212-48eb-83d8-be11b3491c22", + "mandatory": false, + "type": "Checkbox", "options": [ { - "label": "EU only", - "value": "EU only" + "label": "Ability to better match jobs to skills", + "value": "Ability to better match jobs to skills", + "q_code": "1622" }, { - "label": "Non-EU only", - "value": "Non-EU only" + "label": "Ability to recruit from a wider geographical pool in the UK", + "value": "Ability to recruit from a wider geographical pool in the UK", + "q_code": "16210" }, { - "label": "Both EU and non-EU", - "value": "Both EU and non-EU" + "label": "Ability to recruit from a wider geographical pool internationally", + "value": "Ability to recruit from a wider geographical pool internationally", + "q_code": "16211" }, { - "label": "Not exported in the last three months", - "value": "Not exported in the last three months" + "label": "Improved staff wellbeing", + "value": "Improved staff wellbeing", + "q_code": "1625" }, { - "label": "Not sure", - "value": "Not sure" - } - ] - } - ] - }, - "page_title": "Destination of exported goods or services" - }, - { - "id": "extra-export-costs", - "type": "Question", - "question": { - "id": "questionextra-export-costs", - "title": "Has your business had any extra costs directly related to changes in export regulations due to the end of the EU transition period?", - "guidance": { - "contents": [ - { - "description": "Include customs and compliance with regulations" - }, - { - "description": "Exclude transport costs" - } - ] - }, - "definitions": [ - { - "title": "What we mean by 'end of the EU transition period'", - "contents": [ - { - "description": "This refers to the transition period after the United Kingdom left the European Union. The transition period ended on 31 December 2020." - } - ] - } - ], - "type": "General", - "answers": [ - { - "id": "answer2bbebe96-03bb-4ca2-bffa-ae51b6146a38", - "mandatory": true, - "type": "Radio", - "q_code": "200072", - "options": [ + "label": "Increased productivity", + "value": "Increased productivity", + "q_code": "1623" + }, { - "label": "Costs increased but are now stable", - "value": "Costs increased but are now stable" + "label": "Reduced carbon emissions", + "value": "Reduced carbon emissions", + "q_code": "1629", + "description": "For example, due to less travelling to and from the workplace" }, { - "label": "Costs increased and are still increasing", - "value": "Costs increased and are still increasing" + "label": "Reduced overheads", + "value": "Reduced overheads", + "q_code": "1624" }, { - "label": "Costs were stable but are now increasing", - "value": "Costs were stable but are now increasing" + "label": "Reduced sickness absence", + "value": "Reduced sickness absence", + "q_code": "1626" }, { - "label": "No cost increases experienced at any point", - "value": "No cost increases experienced at any point" + "label": "Reduced wage bill", + "value": "Reduced wage bill", + "q_code": "1628" }, + { + "label": "Other", + "value": "Other", + "q_code": "1627", + "detail_answer": { + "label": "Please describe", + "type": "TextField", + "id": "answer8e9a79e7-9baa-4888-9e55-6ac4199f9ecb", + "mandatory": false + } + } + ] + }, + { + "id": "answerad7811ca-7664-4f8a-8721-d2193bff6074", + "mandatory": false, + "type": "Checkbox", + "options": [ { "label": "Not sure", - "value": "Not sure" + "value": "Not sure", + "q_code": "1620" } ] } ] }, - "page_title": "Extra export costs" + "page_title": "Reasons for using homeworking" }, { - "id": "exporting-compared-to-last-year", + "id": "reasons-for-not-using-homeworking", "type": "Question", "question": { - "id": "questionexporting-compared-to-last-year", - "title": "How did your business's exporting in March 2024 compare with this calendar month last year?", - "type": "General", + "id": "questionreasons-for-not-using-homeworking", + "title": "Why is your business not intending to use increased homeworking as a permanent business model going forward?", + "type": "MutuallyExclusive", + "mandatory": true, "answers": [ { - "id": "answerd8cd565d-1674-422c-9af4-a78c1729fd28", - "mandatory": true, - "type": "Radio", - "q_code": "129", + "id": "answer5837ec8d-6f54-40ac-b6e9-da5cacf6b11a", + "mandatory": false, + "type": "Checkbox", "options": [ { - "label": "Exported more", - "value": "Exported more" + "label": "Concerns with integrating new starters into the workplace", + "value": "Concerns with integrating new starters into the workplace", + "q_code": "1638" }, { - "label": "Exporting stayed the same", - "value": "Exporting stayed the same" + "label": "Costs of employee equipment", + "value": "Costs of employee equipment", + "q_code": "16310", + "description": "For example, the technology and equipment required to enable homeworking such as laptops or desks" }, { - "label": "Exported less", - "value": "Exported less" + "label": "Difficulties managing staff remotely", + "value": "Difficulties managing staff remotely", + "q_code": "1639" }, { - "label": "Business was unable to export", - "value": "Business was unable to export" + "label": "Negative impact on working culture", + "value": "Negative impact on working culture", + "q_code": "1635" }, { - "label": "Not sure", - "value": "Not sure" - } - ] - } - ] - }, - "page_title": "Exporting compared to last year" - }, - { - "id": "cost-of-exporting", - "type": "Question", - "question": { - "id": "questioncost-of-exporting", - "title": "How did your business's cost of exporting in March 2024 compare with this calendar month last year?", - "type": "General", - "answers": [ - { - "id": "answerec4c1771-dd29-4efb-8ae3-a6ebfd168eb9", - "mandatory": true, - "type": "Radio", - "q_code": "325", - "options": [ + "label": "Not suitable for our business", + "value": "Not suitable for our business", + "q_code": "1636" + }, + { + "label": "Reduced communication", + "value": "Reduced communication", + "q_code": "1634" + }, { - "label": "Cost increased", - "value": "Cost increased" + "label": "Reduced productivity", + "value": "Reduced productivity", + "q_code": "1631" }, { - "label": "Cost stayed the same", - "value": "Cost stayed the same" + "label": "Reduced reliability and retention of staff", + "value": "Reduced reliability and retention of staff", + "q_code": "1633" }, { - "label": "Cost decreased", - "value": "Cost decreased" + "label": "Security concerns", + "value": "Security concerns", + "q_code": "1632" }, + { + "label": "Other", + "value": "Other", + "q_code": "1637", + "detail_answer": { + "label": "Please describe", + "type": "TextField", + "id": "answer452b86a3-dbda-456e-b917-b6b5b2a85d91", + "mandatory": false + } + } + ] + }, + { + "id": "answer3f96bc3d-2c6b-4db9-b1aa-bda04eff8ba0", + "mandatory": false, + "type": "Checkbox", + "options": [ { "label": "Not sure", - "value": "Not sure" + "value": "Not sure", + "q_code": "1630" } ] } ] }, - "page_title": "Cost of exporting" + "page_title": "Reasons for not using homeworking", + "skip_conditions": { + "when": { + "in": [ + { + "identifier": "answerb912ba12-ef91-4b33-b5af-c77d3adbd1ac", + "source": "answers" + }, + ["Yes"] + ] + } + } }, { - "id": "time-spent-on-exporting", + "id": "skills-in-high-demand", "type": "Question", "question": { - "id": "questiontime-spent-on-exporting", - "title": "How did the time spent on exporting in March 2024 compare with this calendar month last year?", - "type": "General", + "id": "questionskills-in-high-demand", + "title": "Which, if any, of the following skills has your business had a high demand for in the last 12 months?", + "type": "MutuallyExclusive", + "mandatory": true, "answers": [ { - "id": "answer7330a196-75de-412d-9157-84ab88c4d20a", - "mandatory": true, - "type": "Radio", - "q_code": "326", + "id": "answerc7a63ee8-5971-492c-8b02-1b1f2f73b992", + "mandatory": false, + "type": "Checkbox", "options": [ { - "label": "Time spent increased", - "value": "Time spent increased" + "label": "Advanced digital skills", + "value": "Advanced digital skills", + "q_code": "501", + "description": "For example, animation, data science and programming skills" }, { - "label": "Time spent stayed the same", - "value": "Time spent stayed the same" + "label": "Basic digital skills", + "value": "Basic digital skills", + "q_code": "502", + "description": "For example, emails, office based applications, using the internet and video conferencing" }, { - "label": "Time spent decreased", - "value": "Time spent decreased" + "label": "Customer service skills", + "value": "Customer service skills", + "q_code": "503", + "description": "For example, skills used in retail and hospitality" }, { - "label": "Not sure", - "value": "Not sure" + "label": "Management or leadership skills", + "value": "Management or leadership skills", + "q_code": "504", + "description": "For example, influencing others, managing staff and setting objectives" + }, + { + "label": "Manual skills", + "value": "Manual skills", + "q_code": "506", + "description": "For example, skills used in construction and industrial trades" + }, + { + "label": "Transferable skills", + "value": "Transferable skills", + "q_code": "505", + "description": "For example, managing your own time, task prioritisation and teamwork" + }, + { + "label": "Other", + "value": "Other", + "q_code": "509", + "detail_answer": { + "label": "Please describe", + "type": "TextField", + "id": "answerc09add94-8ffc-4eba-a74e-f09aaadb591a", + "mandatory": false + } + } + ] + }, + { + "id": "answera41870bd-9c38-44f6-b940-a5e789cdc206", + "mandatory": false, + "type": "Checkbox", + "options": [ + { + "label": "None of the above", + "value": "None of the above", + "q_code": "500" } ] } ] }, - "page_title": "Time spent on exporting" + "page_title": "Skills in high demand" }, { - "id": "support-options-for-exporting-challenges", + "id": "support-or-training-in-skills", "type": "Question", "question": { - "id": "questionsupport-options-for-exporting-challenges", - "title": "Which of the following support options has your business benefitted from, to help with exporting challenges?", + "id": "questionsupport-or-training-in-skills", + "title": "Which, if any, of the following skills does your workforce require extra support or training in?", "type": "MutuallyExclusive", "mandatory": true, "answers": [ { - "id": "answerb79fc658-e4b9-4027-8ad1-fe304240c959", + "id": "answer634c07e6-eeb9-4371-beea-165780421cb8", "mandatory": false, "type": "Checkbox", "options": [ { - "label": "Customs and tariffs", - "value": "Customs and tariffs", - "q_code": "1617" - }, - { - "label": "Export licences", - "value": "Export licences", - "q_code": "1618" - }, - { - "label": "Financial support", - "value": "Financial support", - "q_code": "1611" - }, - { - "label": "Finding new markets", - "value": "Finding new markets", - "q_code": "1613" + "label": "Advanced digital skills", + "value": "Advanced digital skills", + "q_code": "511", + "description": "For example, animation, data science and programming skills" }, { - "label": "Finding new overseas contacts or customers", - "value": "Finding new overseas contacts or customers", - "q_code": "1614" + "label": "Basic digital skills", + "value": "Basic digital skills", + "q_code": "512", + "description": "For example, emails, office based applications, using the internet and video conferencing" }, { - "label": "Information on exporting", - "value": "Information on exporting", - "q_code": "16110", - "description": "For example, changes to requirements following the end of the EU transition period" + "label": "Customer service skills", + "value": "Customer service skills", + "q_code": "513", + "description": "For example, skills used in retail and hospitality" }, { - "label": "Legal support", - "value": "Legal support", - "q_code": "1616" + "label": "Management or leadership skills", + "value": "Management or leadership skills", + "q_code": "514", + "description": "For example, influencing others, managing staff and setting objectives" }, { - "label": "Transport and distribution", - "value": "Transport and distribution", - "q_code": "1615" + "label": "Manual skills", + "value": "Manual skills", + "q_code": "516", + "description": "For example, skills used in construction and industrial trades" }, { - "label": "Understanding markets and demand issues", - "value": "Understanding markets and demand issues", - "q_code": "1612" + "label": "Transferable skills", + "value": "Transferable skills", + "q_code": "515", + "description": "For example, managing your own time, task prioritisation and teamwork" }, { "label": "Other", "value": "Other", - "q_code": "1619", + "q_code": "519", "detail_answer": { "label": "Please describe", "type": "TextField", - "id": "answer04d232aa-a835-48e2-8c33-7177d137d746", + "id": "answer1a8caaa1-046e-455b-b028-fef909dbe7de", "mandatory": false } } ] }, { - "id": "answer2eac5cfa-f6b5-4f93-996d-aa6fa619fab0", + "id": "answerc72a52b8-9a09-478a-bfcc-5cf2640aad0d", "mandatory": false, "type": "Checkbox", "options": [ { "label": "None of the above", "value": "None of the above", - "q_code": "1610" + "q_code": "510" } ] } ] }, - "page_title": "Support options for exporting challenges" + "page_title": "Support or training in skills" }, { - "id": "use-of-rules-of-origin", + "id": "changes-in-employee-wages", "type": "Question", "question": { - "id": "questionuse-of-rules-of-origin", - "title": "Does your business currently meet the rules of origin to access preferential tariffs on exports?", - "definitions": [ + "id": "questionchanges-in-employee-wages", + "title": "On average, how did employees’ hourly wages in April 2024 compare with employees’ hourly wages in the previous calendar month?", + "description": [ + "If you are a sole trader and do not have a workforce, please base your answers on your own working arrangement.
" + ], + "type": "General", + "answers": [ { - "title": "What we mean by 'preferential tariffs'", - "contents": [ + "id": "answer8a96d7b9-beb9-4665-99d3-bf9bb6aabbe7", + "mandatory": true, + "type": "Radio", + "q_code": "525", + "options": [ + { + "label": "Wages increased", + "value": "Wages increased" + }, + { + "label": "Wages stayed the same", + "value": "Wages stayed the same" + }, + { + "label": "Wages decreased", + "value": "Wages decreased" + }, { - "description": "This refers to zero or lower tariffs." + "label": "Not sure", + "value": "Not sure" } ] } - ], + ] + }, + "page_title": "Changes in employee wages" + }, + { + "id": "changes-in-staffing-costs", + "type": "Question", + "question": { + "id": "questionchanges-in-staffing-costs", + "title": "How have your business’s staffing costs changed over the last three months?", + "guidance": { + "contents": [ + { + "description": "Include: " + }, + { + "list": [ + "allowances and bonuses", + "employer pension contributions", + "national insurance contributions", + "wages and salaries" + ] + }, + { + "description": "Exclude:" + }, + { + "list": [ + "recruitment costs", + "redundancy costs", + "seasonal changes", + "training costs" + ] + } + ] + }, "type": "General", "answers": [ { - "id": "answerf76bbf66-e399-41b4-9656-d385922cfb28", + "id": "answer4ddd02ee-7607-47b8-9089-512fdc408646", "mandatory": true, "type": "Radio", - "q_code": "200080", + "q_code": "235", "options": [ { - "label": "All exports meet the rules of origin to access preferential tariffs", - "value": "All exports meet the rules of origin to access preferential tariffs" + "label": "Costs have increased", + "value": "Costs have increased" }, { - "label": "Some exports meet the rules of origin to access preferential tariffs", - "value": "Some exports meet the rules of origin to access preferential tariffs" + "label": "Costs have stayed the same", + "value": "Costs have stayed the same" }, { - "label": "Exports do not meet the rules of origin to access preferential tariffs", - "value": "Exports do not meet the rules of origin to access preferential tariffs" + "label": "Costs have decreased", + "value": "Costs have decreased" }, { "label": "Not sure", @@ -755,1557 +834,504 @@ }, { "label": "Not applicable", - "value": "Not applicable", - "description": "For example, the partner country does not change tariffs" + "value": "Not applicable" } - ], - "guidance": { - "show_guidance": "What we mean by 'rules of origin' on exports", - "hide_guidance": "What we mean by 'rules of origin' on exports", - "contents": [ - { - "description": "This refers to the criteria used to determine where a product was made. They exist in all Free Trade Agreements to ensure only goods made in countries that are part of the agreement can benefit from lower tariffs." - }, - { - "description": "View further information about rules of origin on the gov.uk website (this link opens in a new tab)" - } - ] - } + ] } ] }, - "page_title": "Use of rules of origin", - "routing_rules": [ - { - "section": "End", - "when": { - "in": [ - { - "identifier": "answerf76bbf66-e399-41b4-9656-d385922cfb28", - "source": "answers" - }, - [ - "All exports meet the rules of origin to access preferential tariffs", - "Not sure", - "Not applicable" - ] - ] - } - }, - { - "block": "reasons-for-not-using-rules-of-origin" - } - ] - }, - { - "id": "reasons-for-not-using-rules-of-origin", - "type": "Question", - "question": { - "id": "questionreasons-for-not-using-rules-of-origin", - "title": "Why does your business not currently meet the rules of origin to access preferential tariffs on exports?", - "definitions": [ - { - "title": "What we mean by 'preferential' tariffs on exports", - "contents": [ - { - "description": "This refers to zero or lower tariffs." - } - ] - } - ], - "type": "MutuallyExclusive", - "mandatory": true, - "answers": [ - { - "id": "answer782af489-70f9-4327-a86e-75d3a7a310e4", - "mandatory": false, - "type": "Checkbox", - "options": [ - { - "label": "Exports cannot meet rules of origin requirements", - "value": "Exports cannot meet rules of origin requirements", - "q_code": "200081", - "description": "For example, goods do not have enough originating content" - }, - { - "label": "Administrative costs of rules of origin are too high or burdensome", - "value": "Administrative costs of rules of origin are too high or burdensome", - "q_code": "200082" - }, - { - "label": "Lack of knowledge", - "value": "Lack of knowledge", - "q_code": "200083", - "description": "For example, business was not aware of preferential tariff or how to access it" - }, - { - "label": "Lack of understanding, staffing or expertise", - "value": "Lack of understanding, staffing or expertise", - "q_code": "200084", - "description": "For example, business was aware of preferential tariff, but was not aware of how to comply with rules of origin" - }, - { - "label": "Other", - "value": "Other", - "q_code": "200085", - "detail_answer": { - "label": "Please describe", - "type": "TextField", - "id": "answer31ceab19-4326-43cf-90be-a9cc024b8248", - "mandatory": false - } - }, - { - "label": "Not sure", - "value": "Not sure", - "q_code": "200086" - } - ] - }, - { - "id": "answereba075de-090b-4a47-b5bb-5098cb7f4318", - "mandatory": false, - "type": "Checkbox", - "options": [ - { - "label": "Not applicable", - "value": "Not applicable", - "q_code": "200087" - } - ], - "guidance": { - "show_guidance": "What we mean by 'rules of origin' on exports", - "hide_guidance": "What we mean by 'rules of origin' on exports", - "contents": [ - { - "description": "This refers to the criteria used to determine where a product was made. 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["Volume stayed the same", "Not sure", "Not applicable"] + { + "label": "Not sure", + "value": "Not sure", + "q_code": "1939" + } ] - } - }, - { - "block": "details-about-volume-of-goods-sent-to-gb" - } - ] - }, - { - "id": "details-about-volume-of-goods-sent-to-gb", - "type": "Question", - "question": { - "id": "questiondetails-about-volume-of-goods-sent-to-gb", - "title": "Please give more details about why the volume of goods sent from Northern Ireland to GB changed in March 2024", - "type": "General", - "answers": [ + }, { - "id": "answer9717d9ec-718e-4c4d-ac45-7abea007264a", + "id": "answer0090f551-08d3-40e0-8ad9-cff3368cb18c", "mandatory": false, - "type": "TextArea", - "label": "Comments", - "q_code": "1850", - "max_length": 2000 + "type": "Checkbox", + "options": [ + { + "label": "Prefer not to say", + "value": "Prefer not to say", + "q_code": "1930" + } + ] } ] }, - "page_title": "Details about volume of goods sent to GB" + "page_title": "Reason for redundancies" } ] } @@ -2314,7 +1340,7 @@ "when": { "in": [ { - "identifier": "answerea6a30d1-d902-4e0f-af1a-cb94c1ec2184", + "identifier": "answer4ec8d01d-485e-4262-80a2-a42289f447d3", "source": "answers" }, [ @@ -2328,37 +1354,41 @@ } }, { - "id": "42e930ed-6c6a-4c31-aa0f-84770d381ca4", - "title": "International trade", + "id": "a9384fd8-a920-4e68-a299-c147b85eeacd", + "title": "Business operations", "summary": { "show_on_completion": false, + "page_title": "Business confidence", "collapsible": false }, "show_on_hub": true, "groups": [ { - "id": "group42e930ed-6c6a-4c31-aa0f-84770d381ca4", + "id": "groupa9384fd8-a920-4e68-a299-c147b85eeacd", "blocks": [ { "type": "Interstitial", - "id": "international-trade-section", - "page_title": "International trade section", + "id": "business-operations-section", + "page_title": "Business operations section", "content": { - "title": "International trade", + "title": "Business operations", "contents": [ { - "description": "This section asks for information about the availability of materials, goods and services within the EU." + "description": "This section asks for information about:" + }, + { + "list": ["industrial action", "debt obligations"] } ] } }, { - "id": "materials-goods-or-services-from-the-eu", + "id": "experience-of-industrial-action", "type": "Question", "question": { - "id": "questionmaterials-goods-or-services-from-the-eu", + "id": "questionexperience-of-industrial-action", "title": { - "text": "Was {ru_name} able to get the materials, goods or services it needed from the EU in March 2024?", + "text": "Was {ru_name} affected by industrial action in April 2024?", "placeholders": [ { "placeholder": "ru_name", @@ -2369,77 +1399,202 @@ } ] }, + "guidance": { + "contents": [ + { + "description": "Include direct or indirect impact of industrial action to your business" + } + ] + }, + "definitions": [ + { + "title": "What we mean by 'industrial action'", + "contents": [ + { + "description": "This refers to when workers go on strike or take other action, such as refusing to do overtime." + } + ] + } + ], "type": "General", "answers": [ { - "id": "answer230c1ba1-85c3-41d0-a93b-df21b180bc0a", + "id": "answer2a03bc1d-c3a5-4dd8-a70e-cb2122545f86", "mandatory": true, "type": "Radio", - "q_code": "734", + "q_code": "1540", "options": [ { - "label": "Yes, the business was able to get the materials, goods or services it needed", - "value": "Yes, the business was able to get the materials, goods or services it needed" + "label": "Yes, the business was affected", + "value": "Yes, the business was affected" }, { - "label": "Yes, but the business had to change suppliers or find alternative solutions", - "value": "Yes, but the business had to change suppliers or find alternative solutions" + "label": "No, the business was not affected", + "value": "No, the business was not affected" }, { - "label": "No, the business was not able to get the materials, goods or services needed", - "value": "No, the business was not able to get the materials, goods or services needed" + "label": "Not sure", + "value": "Not sure" }, { "label": "Not applicable", "value": "Not applicable" + }, + { + "label": "Prefer not to say", + "value": "Prefer not to say" } ] } ] }, - "page_title": "Materials, goods or services from the EU" + "page_title": "Experience of industrial action", + "routing_rules": [ + { + "block": "confidence-in-meeting-debt-obligations", + "when": { + "in": [ + { + "identifier": "answer2a03bc1d-c3a5-4dd8-a70e-cb2122545f86", + "source": "answers" + }, + [ + "No, the business was not affected", + "Not sure", + "Prefer not to say", + "Not applicable" + ] + ] + } + }, + { + "block": "effect-of-industrial-action" + } + ] }, { - "id": "plans-to-open-branches-or-subsidiaries-in-the-eu", + "id": "effect-of-industrial-action", "type": "Question", "question": { - "id": "questionplans-to-open-branches-or-subsidiaries-in-the-eu", - "title": "Does your business intend to open any new branches or subsidiaries in the EU in the next 12 months?", - "definitions": [ + "id": "questioneffect-of-industrial-action", + "title": "How was your business affected by industrial action in April 2024?", + "guidance": { + "contents": [ + { + "description": "Include direct or indirect impact of industrial action to your business" + } + ] + }, + "type": "MutuallyExclusive", + "mandatory": true, + "answers": [ { - "title": "What we mean by 'subsidiaries'", - "contents": [ + "id": "answer9841cd1c-9914-4df3-aa76-83ed923d100a", + "mandatory": false, + "type": "Checkbox", + "options": [ + { + "label": "Business was unable to obtain necessary goods", + "value": "Business was unable to obtain necessary goods", + "q_code": "1542" + }, + { + "label": "Business was unable to obtain necessary services", + "value": "Business was unable to obtain necessary services", + "q_code": "1543" + }, + { + "label": "Business was unable to operate fully", + "value": "Business was unable to operate fully", + "q_code": "1544" + }, + { + "label": "Part or all of the workforce were directly involved in industrial action", + "value": "Part or all of the workforce were directly involved in industrial action", + "q_code": "1545" + }, + { + "label": "Workforce had to change their working location", + "value": "Workforce had to change their working location", + "q_code": "1546" + }, + { + "label": "Workforce were unable to perform their roles", + "value": "Workforce were unable to perform their roles", + "q_code": "1547" + }, + { + "label": "Other", + "value": "Other", + "q_code": "1548", + "detail_answer": { + "label": "Please describe", + "type": "TextField", + "id": "answer2c265cab-2fcc-47b1-99e6-b8c7c5814f36", + "mandatory": false + } + } + ] + }, + { + "id": "answer8f980ec5-f171-40c3-876c-4d72abb1d6cb", + "mandatory": false, + "type": "Checkbox", + "options": [ { - "description": "This refers to companies owned or controlled by another company, sometimes referred to as the parent or holding company." + "label": "Not sure", + "value": "Not sure", + "q_code": "1549" } ] } - ], + ] + }, + "page_title": "Effect of industrial action" + }, + { + "id": "confidence-in-meeting-debt-obligations", + "type": "Question", + "question": { + "id": "questionconfidence-in-meeting-debt-obligations", + "title": "How much confidence does your business have that it will meet its current debt obligations?", "type": "General", "answers": [ { - "id": "answer05533baf-e041-4708-99ed-32801e7b5d37", + "id": "answerc73bd8f1-4ad5-4962-8081-818a65b58859", "mandatory": true, "type": "Radio", - "q_code": "25", + "q_code": "214", "options": [ { - "label": "Yes", - "value": "Yes" + "label": "High confidence", + "value": "High confidence" }, { - "label": "No", - "value": "No" + "label": "Moderate confidence", + "value": "Moderate confidence" + }, + { + "label": "Low confidence", + "value": "Low confidence" + }, + { + "label": "No confidence", + "value": "No confidence" }, { "label": "Not sure", "value": "Not sure" + }, + { + "label": "Business does not have any debt obligations", + "value": "Business does not have any debt obligations" } ] } ] }, - "page_title": "Plans to open branches or subsidiaries in the EU" + "page_title": "Confidence in meeting debt obligations" } ] } @@ -2448,7 +1603,7 @@ "when": { "in": [ { - "identifier": "answerea6a30d1-d902-4e0f-af1a-cb94c1ec2184", + "identifier": "answer4ec8d01d-485e-4262-80a2-a42289f447d3", "source": "answers" }, [ @@ -2462,7 +1617,7 @@ } }, { - "id": "e03d3070-2798-42d7-b422-854fca528a0c", + "id": "ddf6e0c6-a61d-48cb-92db-f24e4ee40049", "title": "Comments", "summary": { "show_on_completion": false, @@ -2472,7 +1627,7 @@ "show_on_hub": true, "groups": [ { - "id": "groupe03d3070-2798-42d7-b422-854fca528a0c", + "id": "groupddf6e0c6-a61d-48cb-92db-f24e4ee40049", "blocks": [ { "id": "comments-section", @@ -2490,7 +1645,7 @@ "type": "General", "answers": [ { - "id": "answerac7aaa2d-2713-4d1b-83ad-e62cd1f74032", + "id": "answerb56b898a-24e7-4964-a4a8-6e3abf8a3116", "mandatory": false, "type": "TextArea", "label": "Comments", @@ -2508,13 +1663,9 @@ ], "theme": "business", "navigation": { - "visible": false + "visible": true }, "metadata": [ - { - "name": "ru_ref", - "type": "string" - }, { "name": "ru_name", "type": "string" @@ -2528,10 +1679,6 @@ "name": "period_id", "type": "string" }, - { - "name": "user_id", - "type": "string" - }, { "name": "ref_p_start_date", "type": "date" @@ -2539,6 +1686,14 @@ { "name": "ref_p_end_date", "type": "date" + }, + { + "name": "ru_ref", + "type": "string" + }, + { + "name": "user_id", + "type": "string" } ], "post_submission": { @@ -2547,10 +1702,10 @@ "guidance": { "contents": [ { - "description": "Your response will help inform decision-makers how best to support the UK population and economy at this challenging time." + "description": "Your response will help inform decision-makers how best to support the UK population and economy." }, { - "description": "Learn more about how we use this data" + "description": "Learn more about how we use this data (this link opens in a new tab)" } ] }