HL Deb 16 March 2005 vol 670 c136WA
Lord Hanningfield

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What representations or correspondence they have received from McKinsey and Company Incorporated, officially or unofficially, in regard to the Green Paper Blueprint for a Strong, Independent BBC, published on 2 March. [HL1576]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The Government have not received any written representations or correspondence from McKinsey and Co. in relation to the Green Paper. Nor are we aware of any unofficial representations or correspondence from McKinsey and Co.

Lord Hanningfield

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the nature of any existing contract or work undertaken in the past two years between McKinsey and Company Incorporated and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport or Number 10 Downing Street. [HL1614]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Neither the Department for Culture, Media and Sport nor Number 10 Downing Street has placed any contracts with McKinsey and Company Incorporated in the past two years.