Question follow-through · 34123
Construction: Billing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of delayed invoice payments on (a) self-employed individuals, (b) sole traders and (c) small businesses in the construction industr
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 26 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 12 Mar 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of delayed invoice payments on (a) self-employed individuals, (b) sole traders and (c) small businesses in the construction industr
12 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Mar 2025
Answer published
Smart Data Foundry research shows that small businesses, including those in the construction industry were owed on average an estimated £22,000 in late payments in 2022. This represents a significant cash flow challenge for small businesses, undermining o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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