Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of undisputed invoices his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the last period for which figures are available.

The information requested is in the table below.

Financial Year 2013/14 : Number of undisputed invoices paid within 5 days*

* the term paid represents invoiced funds received in the suppliers bank account

My Department's target is 80%.

Please note, the Homes and Communities Agency does not monitor/report on payments made within 5 days. The requirement is for them to report on performance against a 30 day target; for 2013/14 they paid 98% of invoices within 30 days.