Departmental Billing John Mason To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of invoices his Department has paid within 10 days of receipt in each of the last five months. Mr. Paul Murphy The percentage of invoices paid by my Department within 10 days for the last five months is: ----------------------------------------- | |Percentage paid within 10 days| ----------------------------------------- |2008 | | ----------------------------------------- |November|90 | ----------------------------------------- |December|98 | ----------------------------------------- |2009 | | ----------------------------------------- |January |91 | ----------------------------------------- |February|98 | ----------------------------------------- |March |99 | -----------------------------------------