Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requirements his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold information on the payment of subcontractors within 30 days. The MOD does include a standard contract condition on Prompt Payment (Sub-contracts) in all contracts. This condition requires prime contractors to include in sub-contracts a term which obliges them to make payments to their sub-contractors within 30 days of receipt of a valid invoice.