| Heading: |
Ministry of Defence: Billing |
| Question ID: |
1761014 |
| UIN: |
28010 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-02-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4040 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Chris Evans
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| Asking Member handle: |
Chris_EvansMP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@Chris_EvansMP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help reduce late payment to SMEs (a) directly contracted by the Ministry of Defence and b) in the supply chain of firms contracted by the Ministry of Defence. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-11 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
483 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Maria Eagle
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| Answering Member handle: |
meaglemp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@meaglemp
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) aims to pay 90% of undisputed and valid invoices from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within five days. In the last quarter of this financial year, over 95% of invoices have been paid within this timescale. Addition... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |