1. Introduction

Thank you for taking the time to complete the following questionnaire.  In 2019 the Borders Area holds the Presidency of RHASS and I have been asked to be President for that year.  I would welcome your assistance in finding ways in which everyone with an interest in Scotland's farming, food production and rural life could be encouraged to become more involved and how RHASS might better achieve its aims.  

To that end, we would be grateful if you could take the time to complete the following questionnaire so that we can find out what you know about the benefits of being a member of RHASS and how these benefits might be improved to encourage you to become a member.  You can skip any question you don't want to answer and the questionnaire should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete.

Lowland Market Research, an independent market research company, has been commissioned to analyse and report on the results. Lowland Market Research work to guidelines set out by the Market Research Society. All data collected will be treated as strictly confidential. No details will be passed on to any third party organisations.  

As a thank you for taking the time to complete the questionnaire, everyone who responds and provides their contact details will be entered into a prize draw for a hamper of Borders produce.

If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Jeremy Quinn by telephone on 01360 311125 or by email  at info@lowland-research.co.uk.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Lord Lothian
RHASS President 2018/19


Using your personal information: Personal information which you supply will be used for statistical analysis and research purposes only and will be held in line with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 and the Data Protection Act 2018. Information provided by you will be held in a database and will be removed at any time you so notify us. We will not disclose any personal data to anyone other than Lowland Market Research and RHASS unless required to do so by law. To know more about how we use your information and how we maintain security of your information and your rights to access information we hold on you please contact Lowland Market Research at info@lowland-research.co.uk or telephone 01360 311125. Further information about how RHASS processes personal data can be found at http://rhass.org.uk/terms-conditions/

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