Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 61992

Small Businesses: Billing

Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal DemocratHarpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of e-invoicing on (a) payment times and (b) cash flow management for SMEs.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
The Government is committed to tackling late payments, which can cause cash flow issues for SMEs. In September 2024 we announced measures including a new Fair Payment Code, legislation requiring large companies to report headline payment performance data ...

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