Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 99088
Business: Billing
Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025
Question
Peter Swallow
Labour — Bracknell
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that businesses pay for goods and services, including those from freelancers, on time.
Answer
Blair McDougallThis Government will legislate to end the scourge of late payments, which costs the UK economy £11bn per year and closes down 38 UK businesses every day. On 23 October we concluded a 12-week public consultation on our legislative proposals. We are now ana...
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