To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what proportion of invoices his Department and its agencies paid within 10 days of receipt in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. (278828)

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many days on average (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies has taken to pay invoices from suppliers in each month since November 2008. (278911)

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent progress his Department has made in ensuring that invoices for public sector contractors are paid within 10 days. (279981)

[holding answer 10 June 2009]: Since the Government's commitment announced in October 2008 to pay invoices within 10 days, the Treasury Group's performance against the target, including the number of invoices processed and the number of days taken to pay is shown in the following table.