§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list the instances in which his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies failed to pay valid invoices within 30 days or after the agreed credit period in the financial year 2000–01. [32025]
§ Dr. WhiteheadThe total number of invoices paid by my department and its agencies in 2000–01, and the numbers paid late, based on the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions structure in place at 31 March 2001, are shown in the table. Listings of individual invoices paid late, and information in respect of non-departmental public bodies, are not held centrally.
Invoices paid 2000–01 Number of invoices paid Number of invoices paid late Percentage paid late DETR(C) 76,241 1,868 2.45 Driving Standards Agency 31,357 249 0.79 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency 22,456 445 1.98 Vehicle Certification Agency 2,604 43 1.65 Vehicle Inspectorate 36,896 384 1.04 Highways Agency 100,288 4,383 4.37 Maritime and Coastguard Agency 30,863 132 0.43 Planning Inspectorate 9,349 350 3.74 QEII Conference Centre 3,208 7 0.22 The Rent Service 22,701 835 3.68 Total 335,965 8,696 2.59