§ Ms LawrenceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he proposes to publish the league table of Departments' payment performance. [18471]
§ Mr. Geoffrey RobinsonDepartments' performances in paying invoices within the agreed credit terms, or 30 days where no such terms exist, for the period 1 June 1996 to 31 March 1997 are contained in the following table:
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Government Departments' (including agencies) payment performance 1996–97 Departments 1995–96 Percentage 1996–97 Percentage National Investment and Loans Office 100.0 100.0 Privy Council Office 0.0 100.0 Office of Electricity Regulation 99.6 99.9 Defence, Ministry of 99.9 99.4 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 93.3 99.0 Land Registry 0.0 99.0 Office of the National Lottery 89.0 98.0 Office of Fair Trading 96.0 98.0 Office of Water Services 1— 98.0 Ordnance Survey 91.0 98.0 Trade and Industry, Department for 93.0 97.9 National Savings Department 99.2 97.6 Office of the Rail Regulator 98.7 97.4 Exports Credit Guarantee Department 0.0 97.3 Government Actuary's Department 0.0 97.0 Serious Fraud Office 92.0 96.9 Health and Safety Executive 93.8 96.8 Crown Prosecution Service 94.3 96.7 Welsh Office 95.0 96.7 Office of Telecommunications 94.0 96.0 Registry of Friendly Societies Commission 96.0 95.9 Public Record Office 0.0 95.8 HM Treasury 86.0 95.6 Office of Passenger Rail Franchising 97.4 95.4 Treasury Solicitors Department including Law Office Department 0.0 95.3 Inland Revenue 92.3 95.2 Northern Ireland Departments 96.6 95.2 Forestry Commission 86.0 95.0 Office of Gas Supply 99.8 95.0 Social Security, Department of 96.0 95.0 Office for Standards in Education 0.0 94.0 Royal Mint 0.0 93.0 Home Office 91.0 92.9 Health, Department of 95.2 92.6 International Development, Department for 90.0 92.4 Education and Employment, Department for — 92.2 Education 75.2 — Employment 97.8 — Department of the Environment, Transport and Regions: Environment 92.0 92.2 Transport 90.3 91.4 Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 83.0 91.8 Crown Office, Scotland (including Lord Advocates Department) 0.0 91.5 Culture, Media and Sport, Department for 91.0 91.1 Charity Commission 88.8 90.6 Lord Chancellor's Department including Public Trustee Office 93.9 90.6 National Statistics, Office for 88.0 88.7 Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce 0.0 88.6
Departments 1995–96 Percentage 1996–97 Percentage Cabinet Office (including Office of Public Services) 84.0 88.4 Customs and Excise 94.0 86.0 Scottish Office 94.0 83.6 1 Under Department of the Environment. The figures for 1995–96 and 1996–97 are not directly comparable due to differences in the method of calculation. The figures for 1996–97 cover a 9 month period from 1 June 1996, from the introduction of the revised method of calculation. The figures for 1996–97 overlap those in the interim table published on 17 December 1996. This table covers a 9 month period to allow closer comparison to future full year tables. Questions on individual department's results should be addressed to the relevant department.