§ Brian Cotter:To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many claims for statutory interest payments have been submitted to private companies under the terms of the Late Payment of Commercial Debt (Interest) Act 1998; how many claims were met; and what the total value was of such payments in each year since the Act has been in operation. [141593]
§ Nigel Griffiths:There is no requirement for companies to register claims for statutory interest payments under the Late Payment Legislation.