§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he proposes to publish the league table of Departments' payment performance as announced in the Government response to the "Your Business Matters" conferences. [9949]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightDepartments' performance in paying invoices within the agreed credit terms, or 30 days where no such terms exist, for the period 1 June to 31 August 1996 are contained in the following table:
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Per cent. National Investment and Loans Office 100.0 Office of Electricity Regulation 100.0 Privy Council Office 100.0 Defence Bills Agency 99.7 Department of National Savings 99.6 HM Land Registry 99.6 Office of Passenger Rail Franchising 99.5 Office of the Rail Regulator 99.0 Office for National Statistics 98.6 Exports Credit Guarantee Department 98.3 Office of the National Lottery 98.2 Office of Fair Trading 98.0 Department of Trade and Industry 97.7 Crown Prosecution Service 96.8 Registry of Friendly Societies 96.8 Office of Water Supply 96.4 Public Records Office 96.2 Health and Safety Executive 95.8 Office of Telecommunications 95.5 Department for Education and Employment 95.3 Registers of Scotland 95.3 Paymaster General 95.2 HM Treasury 95.1 Government Actuary's Department 95.0 Ordnance Survey 95.0 Scottish Office 95.0 Welsh Office 94.7 Northern Ireland Departments 94.0 Department of Social Security 94.0 Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers 93.9 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 93.8 Home Office 93.3 Royal Mint 93.0 Inland Revenue 92.5 Treasury Solicitors 92.2
Per cent. Department of the Environment 92.0 Lord Chancellor's Department 91.8 Overseas Development Admin. 91.6 Crown Office Scotland 91.5 Forestry Commission 91.1 Department of Health 89.3 Charity Commissioners 89.0 Serious Fraud Office 89.0 Department of Transport 87.8 Intervention Board 87.0 Cabinet Office 86.9 National Heritage 84.9 HM Customs and Excise 84.0 Office of Gas Supply 83.8 Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food 80.4