§ Ms ArmstrongTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps Her Majesty's Government are taking to monitor the performance of Government Departments in the timely payment of creditors. [26835]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 25 April 1996]: Departments are currently required to publish details of their payment performance in their departmental reports. Following the Prime Minister's statement at the Your Business Matters national conference, a league table of all Departments' payment performance will be published every year, and the Treasury is currently considering a new, rigorous and consistent method to collect this data.