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1003688

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract 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, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) standard and short form contractual Terms and Conditions ensure the department meets the requirements of the Public Contact Regulations 2015 by including clauses that a contractor shall pay the sub-contractor no later than thirty (30) days from the date on which the Authority has determined that the invoice is valid and undisputed. Since the introduction of the requirement in March 2015 the vast majority of DWP contracts include these provisions.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/11/2018 17:39:41 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003751

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract 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, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales receives procurement services from the Ministry of Justice and does not issue contracts directly.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 15/11/2018 11:36:20 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003692

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract 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, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p> </p><p>Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/11/2018 13:45:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003687

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract 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, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The department consists of the central department and four agencies: <br>the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), and</p><p>Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA).</p><p> </p><p>All the department’s contract terms contain a clause which requires payment to be made of all sums due by the Contractor to the sub-contractor as soon as possible and in any event not exceeding 30 days from the receipt of invoice.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/11/2018 13:06:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003750

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract 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, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts, and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p>Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 15/11/2018 15:19:18 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003749

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of contracts issued by her Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract 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, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office includes, as standard, a payment clause in all contracts involving subcontractors, requiring payment to be made to contractors within 30 days and that these terms apply to any subcontractors they may have.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/11/2018 16:04:42 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003748

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract 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, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. <br> <br> Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public-sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public-sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p>The MoJ strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to the Government Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/11/2018 13:02:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003686

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract 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, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>DFID’s standard contract terms and conditions require DFID contractors to pay undisputed sums due to their sub-contractors within 30 days from the receipt of a valid invoice and to ensure all sub-contracts contain the same provision.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/11/2018 17:59:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003747

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract 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, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015 all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually their payment performance annually.</p><p>The Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain in public sector contracts, to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 19/11/2018 16:15:27 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003690

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract 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, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has standard terms and conditions it uses for the procurement of goods and services. These conditions contain a clause that require contractors to pay sums to sub-contractors within 30 days of verifying that the invoice is valid and undisputed. The conditions also require sub-contractors to include a clause to the same effect into any contracts it enters into for the purpose of performing the contract.</p><p> </p><p>Regulation 113(6) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (‘The Regulations’) implies a term into the relevant public contracts requiring payment within 30 days, even if the contract itself does not contain express provisions. Therefore, all contracts covered by s.113 of the Regulations are deemed to include provisions to impose the applicable payment terms.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/11/2018 16:17:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett