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Departmental Billing

Volume 503: debated on Wednesday 6 January 2010

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many and what proportion of invoices submitted to his Department have been paid within 10 days in each month since October 2008; and if he will make a statement. (307963)

Information on the proportion of invoices paid within 10 days of receipt for the Department for Transport and its Agencies is only available from January 2009 as set out in the following table. Figures from January 2009 to May 2009 exclude Vehicle Certification Agency invoices.

Invoices paid

Invoices paid within 10 days

Percentage paid within 10 days

January 2009

17,569

10,750

61.19

February 2009

17,248

11,283

65.42

March 2009

19,308

12,947

67.06

April 2009

22,302

12,685

56.88

May 2009

14,932

11,994

80.32

June 2009

18,490

15,313

82.82

July 2009

17,733

14,304

80.66

August 2009

16,431

14,379

87.51

September 2009

20,406

18,571

91.01

October 2009

21,306

19,813

92.99

November 2009

21,652

20,276

93.64

Current data on prompt payment are regularly updated on DfT website at:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/about/procurement/dft/tenday2-091210.pdf