North East Hertfordshire MP Oliver Heald asks each government department over the last year, their rate of payment of invoices for small and middle sized enterprises and how far they comply to the new cross Government target that required departments to pay at least 80% of valid invoices within five working days.
The answers to his written questions are detailed below:
Department Percentage Paid (%) Percentage Paid (%) Necessarily paid within 5 days?/ Notes AG's office CPS -29.9 SFO -16.2 for 10 months Y -no distinction for SMEs BIS 95.30 Y -no distinction for SMEs Cabinet Office 99.00 N -usually within 30 days,but aims to adhere to 5/10 day code -no distinction for SMEs DCMS 74.10 Y -no distinction for SMEs DEFRA 66.30 Y -but other DEFRA agencies alot less DWP 85.30 Y -no distinction for SMEs Education 78.00 Y -no distinction for SMEs DCLG 73.00 Y -no distinction for SMEs Defence 94.75 Y -no distinction for SMEs DFID - No info for SMEs Foreign 88.40 Y -no distinction for SMEs Health 92.54 Y -no distinction for SMEs Home Office 85.00 Y -to SMEs Justice 81.90 Y -no distinction for SMEs N. Ireland 40.00 Y or 97.5% within 10 days Scotland 99.10 Y -no distinction for SMEs Transport 90.60 Y -no distinction for SMEs Treasury 88.00 Y -no distinction for SMEs Treas. Sol. 87.00 N -within 30 days, no info on SMEs provided Wales 94.63 Y -no distinction for SMEs
Key:
SME –Small /Middle Enterprise