Written questions

Government and Public Sector: Procurement

Lords · Question HL10432 · Tabled 11 Sep 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 25 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Birt

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of suppliers to Government and to publicly-funded services have their invoices settled on the due date.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 25 Sep 2025

Government departments routinely publish the percentage of invoices paid within 5 and 30 days, and there is a requirement under the Procurement Act 2023 for invoices relating to public contracts to be paid within 30 days. The most recent published data in...