The quantity and proportion of invoices paid within 10 days of receipt to commercial suppliers are shown in the following tables. The Department's figures are shown in Table 1 and its executive agencies; NHS Purchasing and Supply Authority (NHS PASA) and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are shown in Table 2.
Month Quantity of invoices paid within 10 working days to commercial suppliers Proportion (percentage) of invoices paid within 10 working days to commercial suppliers 2008 June 15,942 98.44 July 14,781 96.85 August 12,601 98.13 September 14,439 97.40 October 15,403 98.11 November 13,384 98.14 December 14,202 95.69 2009 January 15,830 97.02 February 12,777 78.19 March 16,949 95.56 April 16,250 96.44 May 15,851 95.77
Month Quantity of invoices paid within 10 working days to commercial suppliers Proportion (percentage) of invoices paid within 10 working days to commercial suppliers NHS PASA MHRA NHS PASA MHRA 2008 June n/a 139 n/a 37.27 July n/a 202 n/a 52.74 August n/a 129 n/a 37.83 September n/a 167 n/a 45.26 October n/a 141 n/a 35.16 November n/a 158 n/a 47.73 December 121 144 31 40.34 2009 January 155 171 43 44.30 February 110 231 44 67.35 March 173 342 42 91.44 April 66 145 21 48.99 May 66 260 20 64.04