§ Mr. BettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of bills to his Department were paid in accordance with agreed contractual conditions or, where no such contractual conditions existed, within 30 days of receiving goods and services or the presentation of a valid invoice in the last year for which figures are available. [5703]
§ Mr. HoramIn 1994–95, the latest year for which figures are available, 91.9 per cent. of the Department's invoices were paid within the agreed credit period or within 30 days where no credit period had been set. For the period April to September 1995, this figure has increased to 95 per cent.