§ Mr. BettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of bills to her 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. [5706]
§ Mr. Robin SquireA total of 6,419 invoices were sampled in four separate prompt payment exercises during 1994–95. The results showed that 6,387 of these invoices were paid within 30 days—95 per cent of the sample.