§ 14. Mr. DowdTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to deal with the problems caused to small businesses by late payment of invoices. [28503]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe Government have implemented a number of measures to tackle late payment, including improving Government Departments' payment performance, requiring large companies to state their payment policies in their annual reports, developing a British standard for prompt payment and improving court procedures for debt recovery.