Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of invoices received by his Department in (a) quarter three and (b) quarter four of the 2021-2022 financial year were paid within five days.
The Department aims to pay all valid invoices within 5 working days of receipt. In financial year 2021 to 2022 for quarter 3 the Department paid 90% of undisputed supplier invoices within the 5-working day target, and for quarter 4 the Department paid 90% of undisputed supplier invoices within the 5-working day target. The information for financial year 2022 to 2023 will be available in May 2023.