What gets your goat

Arrived in Harwich last night around 7.45pm, disembarked and got through immigration and customs with no problem then.........got stopped by 3 ladies from some government agency carrying out a survey when all I wanted to do is get home.  The questions were in my view purile and personal mainly about spending whilst abroad so I refused to answer.  Sorry ladies by why is a government agency employing 3 lovely ladies to hold up travellers who want to get home after a 8 hour ferry journey!Surely the answer is for the Government to ask the ferry company to put questionaires on the boat.  Rant over