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Full question: From what you have seen or heard, do you think most British business leaders are in favour of staying in the European Union, leaving the European Union, or are they evenly divided?

All questions relevant to this website that were asked on the same poll:

• Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?
• Do you support or oppose David Cameron’s policy to seek to renegotiate British membership to the EU and hold a referendum on whether Britain should remain a member?
• Thinking about a renegotiation of Britain’s membership of the EU, which of the following best reflects your view?
• What sort of renegotiation of Britain’s membership do you think other EU countries will agree to?
• How would you vote if David Cameron secured a small change in Britain’s relationship with the EU, securing guarantees over some key issues that he said protected British interests, but without any major change in which policy areas the EU has powers in?
• How would you vote if David Cameron could not secure any change in Britain’s relationship with the European Union, and the referendum was held on Britain’s relationship with the European Union as it is now ?
• How would you vote if David Cameron secured a major renegotiation of Britain’s relationship with the EU, with substantial changes to the rules Britain has to follow and British opt-outs from European rules in several different policy areas?
• How might you vote in a referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU?
• How would you vote in an EU referendum if many British companies announced proposals to close factories and headquarters based here if Britain were to leave the EU?
• How much do you trust the statements and claims made by David Cameron in relation to the current debate over Britain’s membership of the EU and the referendum?
• How much do you trust the statements and claims made by Nigel Farage in relation to the current debate over Britain’s membership of the EU and the referendum?
• How much interest do you have in the campaigns arguing Britain should remain in or leave the European Union?
• How safe or risky do you think it would be for Britain to leave the EU?
• How safe or risky do you think it would be for Britain to remain part of the EU?
• Do you think Britain would have more or less influence in the world if it left the EU? (YouGov)
• Do you think it would have a good or bad effect on British jobs if Britain left the EU?
• Do you think it would have a good or bad effect on the NHS if Britain left the EU?
• Do you think it would have a good or bad effect on people’s pensions if Britain left the EU?
• Do you think you personally would be better or worse off if Britain left the EU?
• What do you think would be better for Britain – remaining in the EU or leaving the EU?
• What do you think would be the safer course of action – remaining in the EU or leaving the EU?
• How much do you trust the statements and claims made by Jeremy Corbyn in relation to the current debate over Britain’s membership of the EU and the referendum?
• If the public voted to leave the EU, should there be a SECOND referendum to approve the terms of Britain’s exit from the EU?
• How often have you discussed Britain’s membership of the EU or the referendum with people you know in the last week?
• If Britain does vote to leave the European Union in the referendum, do you think Britain would ACTUALLY leave the European Union?
• Do you think your friends, family and colleagues are supportive of or opposed to Britain’s membership of the EU?
• If Britain left the European Union do you think other EU countries would agree to an alternative relationship giving Britain free access to European markets?
• What do you think the result of the referendum on EU membership will be?
• Do you think most British business leaders are in favour of staying in the EU or leaving the European Union?
• Imagine that many senior British business figures came out against leaving the EU. How would you then vote?
• Do you think Britain should admit new refugees fleeing the war in Syria?
• Do you think Britain should admit new refugees fleeing conflict or persecution in countries other than Syria such as Libya, Iraq or Eritrea
• Do you think Britain should admit new migrants who are not fleeing conflict or persecution, but want to come here in search of a better life?
• Do you think Britain would be better or worse off economically if it left the EU? (YouGov)
• How would you vote if David Cameron manages to sign a good deal in his renegotiations, he and the leaders of all the main parties recommend that Britain votes to remain in the EU, most business leaders back Britain staying, several large employers announce plans to move operations to mainland Europe should Britain leave, and the EU makes clear it would like Britain to stay and that there would be no option of the free trade deal if Britain did leave the EU? (Order A)
• How would you vote if David Cameron is unable to secure a good deal in his renegotiations, many senior political figures back calls for Britain to leave the EU, business figures are split but assure the public that they are committed to investing in Britain whatever the result, and other EU leaders say they would respect Britain’s decision if we voted to leave and would be willing to negotiate an alternative trade deal? (Order A)
• How would you vote if David Cameron manages to sign a good deal in his renegotiations, he and the leaders of all the main parties recommend that Britain votes to remain in the EU, most business leaders back Britain staying, several large employers announce plans to move operations to mainland Europe should Britain leave, and the EU makes clear it would like Britain to stay and that there would be no option of the free trade deal if Britain did leave the EU? (Order B)
• Taking all of the issues discussed in this survey into account, should the UK remain a member of the EU or leave the EU?
• In which areas do you think David Cameron should seek to change our relationship with the EU?