Trade, Tourism and Investment Department

The Hon. J.E. HANSON (15:11): A supplementary based on the original question: when was the minister briefed that TBWA were given the contract I referred to in my original question and, if he was briefed, on what date did that occur?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (15:11): Given our ongoing projects, I will have to check the records of when I was briefed on various matters. A lot of these things are operational matters. We are going to open a Tokyo office; we need some collateral; we get an agency to do that for us. I will check the records as to if and when I was briefed and bring back an answer for the honourable member.