Written Question·Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade ·UIN HL2703

Business: Billing

Tabled: 23 July 2026

Answered: 3 August 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish guidance for triggering investigations into poor payment practices.

Answer

The Commercial Payments Bill provides the Small Business Commissioner with the power to investigate a larger business where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that it has persistently engaged in poor payment practices. The Commissioner must consider ...

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