Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of invoices from small and medium-sized businesses were paid by her Department within five working days of receipt in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
David Jones (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Wales; Clwyd West, Conservative)
The Wales Office paid 94.63% of all invoices within five days over the last 12 months. Our records are not kept in a form that enables us to differentiate between the sizes of businesses.