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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 - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

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 - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

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.