Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what requirements his 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 MoJ’s standard terms and conditions require that where the Contractor enters into a sub-contract with a supplier or contractor for the purpose of performing its obligations under the Contract, it must ensure that a provision is included in such a sub-contract which requires payment to be made of all sums due by the Contractor to the sub-contractor within a specified period not exceeding 30 days from the receipt of a valid invoice provided always that the Contractor has been paid by the Authority.