Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 20 September 2011:

With reference to the answer to question on notice no. 665, was Universal McCann engaged to supply the media buy for a National Broadband Network (NBN) campaign over the 2009-10 and 2010-11 financial years; if so:

(a) how does this reconcile with the answer to part 2 of the question;

(b) how much was the contract value with Universal McCann and what services did it cover;

(c) did the Government reverse a decision to proceed with this NBN campaign; if so: (i) when, and (ii) what cost implications has this for the contract with Universal McCann;

(d) when was any draft answer to my question prepared by the department received by the Minister's office; and

(e) does the answer to question on notice no. 665 differ from that draft answer; if so, can a copy of the draft answer be provided.

Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

This question relates to a past program, now expired, which was not the subject of QoN 665.