Eric Abetz Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
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
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.