§ Mr. BettsTo ask the Attorney-General what percentage of bills to his Department were paid(a) in accordance with agreed contractual conditions and (b) within 30 days of receiving goods and services or the presentation of a valid invoice where no contractual conditions applied in the last year for which figures are available. [18818]
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§ The Attorney-GeneralI refer to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Economic Secretary to the Treasury on 17 December 1996,Official Report, columns 506–07. Additional or more recent information is as follows:
Crown Prosecution Service: 97.3 per cent. of bills were paid within agreed terms or 30 days during June to November 1996.Serious Fraud Office: 91.3 per cent. of bills were paid within agreed terms or 30 days from April 1996 to date1.Treasury Solicitor's Department: 93.7 per cent. of bills were paid within agreed terms or 30 days during June 1996 to January 1997.Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers: 95.7 per cent. of bills were paid within 30 days during June 1996 to February 1997.Government Property Lawyers: 99.5 per cent. of bills were paid within 30 days during April 1996 to January 1997. M1Provisional figure.