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1017238

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether his Department holds data on the proportion of contracts issued by (a) his Department and (b) contractors to his Department that include provisions to impose that any payment due to a subcontractor be made no later than 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	197330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) keeps a central database of contracts it issues. All contracts issued since 2015 that permit subcontracting have contained such provisions.</p><p>The Government Legal Department (GLD), Attorney General’s Office (AGO), HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) do not centrally hold this data. To calculate or estimate this would involve a manual check of contracts held and this would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>For future exercises with an anticipated contract value above £5 million per annum, the CPS will apply the requirements of Procurement Policy Note 04/18 (published 29 November 2018). This requires departments to include ‘prompt payment’ questions in the selection of future suppliers.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 12/12/2018 15:03:01 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1017241

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants are employed in the Public Procurement Review Service.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	197332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>There are 5 civil servants employed in the Public Procurement Review Service. We continue to keep resourcing under review to ensure the service meets customer needs.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/12/2018 16:11:38 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1017242

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Public Procurement Review Service's spot checks on procurement documents apply to the contracting authority only.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	197333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The spot checks on procurement documents only apply to contracting authorities within the public sector.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/12/2018 11:35:19 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1017243

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many spot checks on procurement documents have been carried out by the Public Procurement Review Service in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	197334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>There have been 278 spot checks completed in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 06/12/2018 16:37:02 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1017244

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the spot checks on procurement documents carried out by the Public Procurement Review Service in the last 12 months revealed non-compliance with public procurement regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	197335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Spot checks undertaken in the last 12 months have been targeted where we were aware that a contracting authority had previously not complied with a part of public procurement regulations, and where contracting authorities are not advertising tender opportunities on Contracts Finder appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>We had 100% compliance when following up with the contracting authority applying a recommendation we had previously made from our investigation. We had a 82.25% success rate following intervention with a contracting authority which was not advertising tender opportunities on all the correct portals.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/12/2018 11:41:13 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1017245

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the the spot checks on procurement documents carried out by the Public Procurement Review Service in the last 12 months resulted in the Crown Commercial Service providing guidance to the relevant contracting authority.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	197336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Spot checks undertaken in the last 12 months have been targeted where we were aware that a contracting authority had previously not complied with a part of public procurement regulations, and where contracting authorities are not advertising tender opportunities on Contracts Finder appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore the majority of spot checks undertaken in the last 12 months have resulted in the Public Procurement Review Service providing guidance to the relevant contracting authority at some point. We did not provide guidance on the spot checks that were classed as following up recommendations from our investigations, these contract authorities had already received the guidance in the form of a recommendation.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/12/2018 11:39:20 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1017246

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	197337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 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> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/12/2018 17:19:01 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1017247

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	197338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 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> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/12/2018 11:37:07 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1017248

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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, which mechanism his Department plans to use to prohibit firms with poor payment practices winning government contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	197339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>If a business is unable to demonstrate that they are meeting the code’s 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><p> </p><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> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/12/2018 11:32:12 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1017249

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	197340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office regularly reviews staff numbers to ensure that teams are adequately resourced.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/12/2018 11:33:43 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett