Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the proportion of invoices his Department paid to small and medium-sized enterprises within five days in (a) the 2021-2022 financial year and (b) each of the last 12 months.

The Scotland Office does not make assessments of the proportion of invoices paid to small and medium-sized enterprises. However, in line with government commitments, we aim to pay 90% of all undisputed and valid invoices from small and medium-sized enterprises within 5 days.