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1061363

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2019
	date	14/02/2019
	date tabled	14/02/2019
	ddp created	14/02/2019 20:10:55
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	14/02/2019 20:16:43 21/02/2019 14:59:02
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13743
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/02/2019 11:32:53
	question first ministerially corrected	21/02/2019 14:27:38
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who is responsible for auditing the payment performance data published by public authorities as required by sections 113(7) and 113(8) of the Public Service Contracts Regulations 2015; and what processes they use for such audits.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13743
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13743
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 and wider public sector contracts above the value of £25,000 are published on Contracts Finder.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Public procurement regulations do not contain requirements for public bodies to include auditing or whistleblowing policies in the operational delivery and management of public contracts.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Public bodies in scope of these regulations are individually responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their own data prior to publication, and operate their own whistleblowing policies.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government encourages whistleblowers to get independent advice (e.g. from Citizens Advice) to ensure that they are adequately protected.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Public sector suppliers that have not been paid on time can raise the issue with the Public Procurement Review Service.</ins></p>
	creator	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1050810

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/02/2019
	date	29/01/2019
	date tabled	29/01/2019
	ddp created	29/01/2019 21:20:48
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	29/01/2019 21:26:48 05/02/2019 13:09:01
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13232
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/02/2019 12:37:52
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 22 January (HL12844), what is the data source for their claim that the amount owed to smaller businesses in late payments has more than halved in the past five years; and what was the amount owed to small businesses in late payments in each of the past five years.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13232
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13232
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The statement in HL12844 was from Kelly Tolhurst MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Department for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy, and can be viewed<br>at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ending-late-payments-to-small-businesses</p><p><br>The overall level of late payment debt owed to small and medium sized businesses is reported by BACS Late Payment Data. In July 2017, this was reported as £14.2bn, more than halving from £30.2bn in 2012.</p>
	creator	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1050814

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/02/2019
	date	29/01/2019
	date tabled	29/01/2019
	ddp created	29/01/2019 21:20:54
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	29/01/2019 21:26:57 05/02/2019 13:06:01
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13236
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/02/2019 12:34:23
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 22 January (HL12843), what is their estimate of the total value of overdue payments owed to UK businesses in 2018; and what proportion of the total value they estimate is represented by the £1.7 million resolved by the Mystery Shopper Service in that period.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13236
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13236
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Public Procurement Review Service does not hold this data and is not able to estimate the total value of overdue payments owed to UK businesses. The service is only aware of the late payments owed to suppliers who contact PPRS for help. In 2018 the amount recovered for UK businesses in resolved cases totalled £1,706,377.13.</p>
	creator	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1061364

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2019
	date	14/02/2019
	date tabled	14/02/2019
	ddp created	14/02/2019 20:10:57
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	14/02/2019 20:16:46 21/02/2019 15:07:59
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL13744
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/02/2019 14:31:23
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what provisions they have put in place for whistleblowing concerning payment performance data published by public authorities as required by sections 113(7) and 113(8) of the Public Service Contracts Regulations 2015.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL13744
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL13744
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Public procurement regulations do not contain requirements for public bodies to include auditing or whistleblowing policies in the operational delivery and management of public contracts.</p><p>Public bodies in scope of these regulations are individually responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their own data prior to publication, and operate their own whistleblowing policies.</p><p>The Government encourages whistleblowers to get independent advice (e.g. from Citizens Advice) to ensure that they are adequately protected.</p><p>Public sector suppliers that have not been paid on time can raise the issue with the Public Procurement Review Service.</p>
	creator	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1017246

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/12/2018
	date	29/11/2018
	date tabled	29/11/2018
	ddp created	29/11/2018 18:42:45
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	29/11/2018 18:49:36 12/12/2018 17:50:07
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	1
	identifier	197337
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/12/2018 17:19:01
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Public Contract Regulations 2015, how many times the Crown Crown Commercial Service identified in the last 12 months that contracting authorities failed to include in contracts provisions that any payment due from the contracting authority to the contractor is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 197337
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197337
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Public Procurement Review Service have not identified any cases that do not have the standard 30-day payment terms in public sector contracts.</p><p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, it is required that these payment terms are passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p> </p>
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1017247

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/12/2018
	date	29/11/2018
	date tabled	29/11/2018
	ddp created	29/11/2018 18:42:48
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	29/11/2018 18:49:38 05/12/2018 12:10:08
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	1
	identifier	197338
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/12/2018 11:37:07
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release of 29 November 2018 entitled Crack down on suppliers who don’t pay on time, whether identification of late payment by public sector contractors will include payment information from Crown Commercial Service investigations.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 197338
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197338
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Large suppliers are already required by law to publish their payment records every 6 months on Gov.uk. Departments will be able to use these records as part of the assessment to ensure the criteria is met. These are published here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/check-when-businesses-pay-invoices" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/check-when-businesses-pay-invoices</a></p><p> </p><p>If a business is unable to demonstrate that they are meeting the core standard of paying 95% of invoices within 60 days over the previous two six month periods and cannot explain why or show evidence of significant remedial action taking place, then they may be excluded from the process and not be able to win that opportunity. Decisions will be taken on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p>Companies are also required to demonstrate they have procedures for resolving disputed invoices promptly, and that systems are in place to ensure those in supply chains are paid within agreed contractual terms.</p>
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1017249

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/12/2018
	date	29/11/2018
	date tabled	29/11/2018
	ddp created	29/11/2018 18:42:53
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	29/11/2018 18:49:43 05/12/2018 12:07:05
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	1
	identifier	197340
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/12/2018 11:33:43
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release of 29 November 2018 entitled Crack down on suppliers who don’t pay on time, whether he plans to allocate additional resources to the Crown Commercial Service to improve identification of poor payment practices.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 197340
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197340
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Cabinet Office regularly reviews staff numbers to ensure that teams are adequately resourced.</p>
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1043737

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/01/2019
	date	18/01/2019
	date tabled	18/01/2019
	ddp created	18/01/2019 15:56:50
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	18/01/2019 16:06:28 28/01/2019 14:09:02
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	1
	identifier	210028
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/01/2019 13:37:48
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2018 to Question 197338 on Pubic Sector: Billing, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of using a business' ability to meet the core standard of paying 95 per cent of invoices within 60 days over the previous two six month periods to determine whether those businesses will be able to pay their sub-contractors within 30 days as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 210028
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210028
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Following a public consultation in 2018, the standard of paying 95% of invoices within 60 days across both a supplier’s private and public sector business was deemed a suitable indicator of overall performance. There are a series of questions a supplier is expected to respond to about their payment practices and performance if they bid for a major Government contract from 1 September onwards.</p>
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1043764

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/02/2019
	date	18/01/2019
	date tabled	18/01/2019
	ddp created	18/01/2019 18:23:36
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	18/01/2019 18:25:24 23/01/2019 12:21:03
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL12959
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/01/2019 11:49:47
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what processes are in place to monitor compliance with regulation 113 paragraphs (7) and (8) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 which require contracting bodies to publish data online regarding their late payment of invoices; and what assessment they have made of compliance with those Regulations by public authorities since 2015.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL12959
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12959
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>All public bodies in scope of this regulation are responsible for publishing their own payment performance data. We do not currently hold this information centrally; however the Public Procurement Review Service plans to undertake a series of ‘spot checks’ on a number of public bodies to monitor compliance in coming months.</p>
	creator	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1043765

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/02/2019
	date	18/01/2019
	date tabled	18/01/2019
	ddp created	18/01/2019 18:23:37
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	18/01/2019 18:25:25 23/01/2019 12:21:02
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	identifier	HL12960
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/01/2019 11:49:47
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which public authorities have (1) complied, and (2) not complied with regulation 113 paragraphs (7) and (8) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, which require public authorities to publish data online regarding their late payment of invoices.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL12960
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12960
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>All public bodies in scope of this regulation are responsible for publishing their own payment performance data. We do not currently hold this information centrally; however the Public Procurement Review Service plans to undertake a series of ‘spot checks’ on a number of public bodies to monitor compliance in coming months.</p>
	creator	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn