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Written Question
Horizon IT System: Compensation
Monday 22nd January 2024

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Group Litigation Order Compensation Scheme: questions and answers, updated 29 November 2023, what progress her Department has made on issuing an initial offer in 90% of cases brought by sub-postmasters within 40 days of submission of a complete claim.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Minister without Portfolio

This information will be published in February on GOV.UK as part of the next monthly Post Office Horizon Compensation data pack.

Written Question
Horizon IT System: Compensation
Monday 22nd January 2024

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of claimants to the group litigation order scheme for sub-postmasters affected by the Post Office Horizon scandal have received full and final compensation as of 17 January 2024.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Minister without Portfolio

As of 15th January 2024, 28 out of 59 claims received under the Group Litigation Order scheme had been paid in full and offers made on a further 16 claims.