Departmental Billing John Mason To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what percentage of invoices his Department has paid within 10 days of receipt in each of the last five months. Mr. Mike O'Brien The percentage of invoices paid within 10 days of receipt for the last five months is as follows: ----------------------------------------- | |Percentage paid within 10 days| ----------------------------------------- |2008 | | ----------------------------------------- |November|73 | ----------------------------------------- |December|88 | ----------------------------------------- | | | ----------------------------------------- |2009 | | ----------------------------------------- |January |98 | ----------------------------------------- |February|99 | ----------------------------------------- |March |97 | -----------------------------------------