Written questions

Business: Billing

2026-07-22 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · HL2703 · Official question

Lord Hunt of Wirral

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish guidance for triggering investigations into poor payment practices.

Answer

The Commercial Payments Bill provides the Small Business Commissioner with the power to investigate a larger business where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that it has persistently engaged in poor payment practices. The Commissioner must consider ...