Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what requirements her Department, 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 standard terms and conditions, including for sub-contractor payments, are available online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/400474/DFID_Standard_Contract_Section_2_Standard_Terms_and_Conditions-feb15.pdf.