§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of external suppliers his Department paid in(a) accordance with agreed contractual conditions and (b) where no such conditions exist, within 30 days of receipt of an undisputed invoice in each of the last five years. [86878]
§ Mr. Lammy[holding answer 12 December 2002]: The Department's payment performance in each of the last five completed financial years is shown in the table.
Financial year Percentage paid 1997–98 95.3 1998–99 94.4 1999–2000 95.3 2000–01 95.8 2001–02 94.7