§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage of bills were paid by his Department within 30 days between October 1997 and June 1998. [54552]
§ Mr. FatchettBetween October 1997 and end-June 1998 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office paid 97.26 per cent. of bills on time. During the same period the FCO's sole executive agency, Wilton Park, paid 95 per cent. of bills on time.