Asked by: Debbie Abrahams (Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the amount Government departments owe in late payments to small businesses since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Government does not maintain a central estimate of late payments owed to small businesses.
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic the Government has issued a number of procurement policy notes with the goal of supporting cash flow to suppliers by accelerating payment. These have included a range of approaches such as forward ordering, payment in advance/prepayment, interim payments and payment on order (not receipt).
Asked by: Debbie Abrahams (Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the total value of Government projects paid through Project Bank Accounts for each year from 2016-17.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Data on the use and value of Project Bank Accounts is held by departments, not centrally.
Asked by: Debbie Abrahams (Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government Departments have used Project Bank Accounts since March 2016; how many projects in each Government Department have used Project Bank Accounts since March 2016; and if he will publish a list of all Government clients using Project Bank Accounts since March 2016.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Data on the use and value of Project Bank Accounts is held by departments, not centrally.