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Parliamentary Debates
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill
41 speeches (21,666 words)
2nd reading
Monday 13th May 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Lord Offord of Garvel (Con - Life peer) errors in decisions from the independent panel can be taken to the reviewer of the GLO scheme, Sir Ross Cranston - Link to Speech

Post Office Board and Governance
51 speeches (7,122 words)
Wednesday 28th February 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) independence in them: an independent panel in the HSS; an independent panel and a reviewer, Sir Ross Cranston - Link to Speech

Post Office Horizon: Compensation and Legislation
23 speeches (5,817 words)
Tuesday 27th February 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: None We were joined by Sir Gary Hickinbottom and Sir Ross Cranston, who will be the final arbiters of claims - Link to Speech

Post Office Horizon: Compensation and Legislation
52 speeches (8,258 words)
Monday 26th February 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) We were joined by Sir Gary Hickinbottom and Sir Ross Cranston, who will be the final arbiters of claims - Link to Speech
2: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) It is Sir Gary Hickinbottom for the overturned convictions scheme and Sir Ross Cranston for the GLO scheme - Link to Speech
3: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) the GLO scheme and the overturned convictions schemes, that is provided by retired judges, Sir Ross Cranston - Link to Speech

Post Office Horizon Scandal
39 speeches (5,551 words)
Thursday 22nd February 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) The whole scheme is overseen by Sir Ross Cranston, who has a very good reputation both in this House - Link to Speech
2: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) We have Sir Ross Cranston overseeing the GLO scheme, and in the overturned convictions scheme, we have - Link to Speech

Cranston Inquiry: Channel Incident of 24 November 2021
1 speech (272 words)
Thursday 11th January 2024 - Written Statements
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Mark Harper (Con - Forest of Dean) with those who responded to an extremely distressing event.The inquiry will be chaired by Sir Ross Cranston - Link to Speech

Post Office (Horizon System) Compensation Bill
35 speeches (12,680 words)
2nd reading
Tuesday 19th December 2023 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) that the panel’s award fails that fairness test can ask the scheme’s independent reviewer, Sir Ross Cranston - Link to Speech
2: Kevan Jones (Lab - North Durham) do not think that it is the way forward.One thing that I do welcome is the appointment of Sir Ross Cranston - Link to Speech
3: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) I agree with him about Sir Ross Cranston. I worked with Sir Ross from the Back Benches. - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 25th November 2025
Oral Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales

Justice Committee

Found: We have many eminent jurist judges such as Sir Ross Cranston, who was a Labour MP and went on to be

Tuesday 25th November 2025
Oral Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales

Justice Committee

Found: We have many eminent jurist judges such as Sir Ross Cranston, who was a Labour MP and went on to be

Thursday 16th October 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of the Department for Business and Trade relating to the Department’s response to Vol.1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry Report, 09 October 2025

Public Accounts Committee

Found: appointing authority, it should consult with the Advisory Board, Dentons, Sir Gary Hickinbottom, Sir Ross Cranston

Wednesday 14th May 2025
Written Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales
ROL0075 - Rule of Law

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: The first visits were arranged through the Industry Parliament Trust and the efforts of Sir Ross Cranston

Tuesday 25th March 2025
Government Response - Post Office Horizon scandal redress: Unfinished business: Government response

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Sir Ross Cranston is a former High Court Judge with a wealth of experience that is not being used to

Wednesday 1st January 2025
Report - First Report - Post Office and Horizon scandal redress: Unfinished business

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Panel has considered a case, a claimant can make an application to the Independent Reviewer, Sir Ross Cranston

Tuesday 19th November 2024
Oral Evidence - Addleshaw Goddard, Dentons, and Herbert Smith Freehills

Business and Trade Committee

Found: earlier, whereby if either side feels unhappy with the binding decision, they can refer it to Sir Ross Cranston

Tuesday 19th November 2024
Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, Ministry of Justice, Department for Business and Trade, and Ministry of Justice

Business and Trade Committee

Found: quite unhappy with how their claims were progressing and that no claims have yet gone to Sir Ross Cranston

Tuesday 5th November 2024
Oral Evidence - Post Office Overturned Convictions Independent Pecuniary Assessment Panel

Business and Trade Committee

Found: That is not something that Sir Ross Cranston can do in the GLO scheme.

Thursday 9th May 2024
Special Report - Fourth Special Report - Post Office and Horizon redress: Instruction to deliver: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Chal-lenges to the Panel’s decisions are resolved by Sir Ross Cranston, also a former High Court Judge

Thursday 7th March 2024
Report - Third Report - Post Office and Horizon redress: Instruction to deliver

Business and Trade Committee

Found: followed by legally binding deadlines with penalties where subsequent deadlines are not met. 29 Sir Ross Cranston

Tuesday 27th February 2024
Correspondence - Submission from the Department for Business and Trade relating to the GLO redress scheme

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Dentons have appointed Sir Ross Cranston as the Scheme’s Reviewer. 4.

Tuesday 27th February 2024
Oral Evidence - Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance, Tony Downey, and Tim Brentnall

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Office and their attempts to frustrate your ability to get justice for your experiences, Sir Ross Cranston

Tuesday 27th February 2024
Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, Addleshaw Goddard, Dentons Solicitors, and Post Office GLO Scheme

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Trade; Mark Chesher, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard; Rob Francis, Partner, Dentons Solicitors; Sir Ross Cranston

Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business relating to the Post Office Horizon Compensation, 23 January 2024

Business and Trade Committee

Found: and for claims where no agreement has been reached, then they should go automatically to Sir Ross Cranston

Tuesday 14th November 2023
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business relating to Post Office Horizon costs and compensation, 8 November 2023

Business and Trade Committee

Found: We have appointed and announced Sir Ross Cranston as the independent re- viewer.



Written Answers
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
Asked by: Julian Lewis (Conservative - New Forest East)
Monday 9th September 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants attempting to enter the United Kingdom illegally in small boats have died in the English Channel in each of the last five years: how many such fatalities were children; and how many occurred in (a) UK and (b) French territorial waters.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

There have been 31 tragedies, since August 2019, where 97 people are confirmed to have died and at least 14 people have been reported as missing at sea, presumed dead, as a result of or linked to attempting these dangerous crossings.

Numbers of fatalities

Date

Confirmed fatalities

2024 (to 05/09/24)

37

2023

12

2022

4

2021

34

2020

6

2019

4

TOTAL

97

A total of eight minors are reported to have died in the fatal incidents that have occurred this year. Prior to this, the only known minor fatalities occurred as a result of an incident in October 2020 when an entire family group, including 3 children, died following the capsizing of a migrant vessel.

Almost all fatalities have occurred in French Territorial Waters (TTW). There has been one incident (on 14 December 2022), involving the deaths of 4 people, which undoubtedly took place within UK TTW. However, an earlier tragedy – the loss of 27 people in a single incident in November 2021 – was proven after investigation to have partially occurred within UK TTW. It is subject to an ongoing Art.2 Human Rights Inquiry led by Sir Ross Cranston.



Parliamentary Research
Management culture of the Post office - CDP-2024-0026
Feb. 01 2024

Found: be straightforward to apply to and that incomplete applications are still progressed.23 Sir Ross Cranston

Post Office (Horizon System) Compensation Bill - CBP-9910
Dec. 05 2023

Found: be straightforward to apply to and that incomplete applications are still progressed.42 Sir Ross Cranston



APPG Publications

Fair Banking APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: Building a Framework for Compensation and Redress

Found: Sir Ross Cranston was commissioned by Lloyds in agreement with the FCA to review the Griggs Review.

Fair Banking APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: Denialism, Lloyds Bank and the Post Office

Found: _____________________ “This is an unacceptable denial of responsibility” Professor Sir Ross Cranston



Department Publications - Transparency
Thursday 29th August 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: DBT: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2024
Document: (webpage)

Found: 08/02/2024 Sir Gary Hickinbottom PC To discuss postal affairs Kevin Hollinrake 08/02/2024 Sir Ross Cranston

Wednesday 6th March 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Horizon Compensation Advisory Board 2023 meetings
Document: (webpage)

Found: present: Carl Creswell; Rob Brightwell; Eleanor Brooks; Eleri Wones (all DBT).Fairness of the HSSSir Ross Cranston

Wednesday 6th March 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Horizon Compensation Advisory Board 2023 meetings
Document: (webpage)

Found: A sub-group of the Board was to meet the Reviewer, Sir Ross Cranston, later in the day.

Wednesday 6th March 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Horizon Compensation Advisory Board 2023 meetings
Document: (webpage)

Found: Also present: Rob Brightwell; Eleri Wones (both DBT).Role of GLO Scheme ReviewerSir Ross Cranston, who



Department Publications - News and Communications
Thursday 11th January 2024
Department for Transport
Source Page: Cranston Inquiry into the Channel incident of November 24, 2021
Document: Cranston Inquiry into the Channel incident of November 24, 2021 (webpage)

Found: The inquiry will be chaired by Sir Ross Cranston, who will bring great experience and expertise to the

Thursday 11th January 2024
Department for Transport
Source Page: Sir Ross Cranston to chair independent inquiry into 2021 Channel crossing tragedy
Document: Sir Ross Cranston to chair independent inquiry into 2021 Channel crossing tragedy (webpage)

Found: Sir Ross Cranston to chair independent inquiry into 2021 Channel crossing tragedy



Department Publications - Policy and Engagement
Thursday 11th January 2024
Department for Transport
Source Page: Cranston Inquiry: terms of reference
Document: Cranston Inquiry: terms of reference (webpage)

Found: It will also be independently chaired by Sir Ross Cranston.



Department Publications - Research
Monday 18th December 2023
HM Treasury
Source Page: Review of the operation of the Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Document: Independent review of the operation of the Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (PDF)

Found: Dalston Projects Ltd and others v Transport Secretary [2023] EWHC 1885 (Admin), para 90, Sir Ross Cranston



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Jul. 24 2025
Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)
Source Page: The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs v Marc Gunnarsson [2025] UKUT 00247 (TCC)
Document: The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs v Marc Gunnarsson (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: As explained by Sir Ross Cranston in Glint Pay Services Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Commissioners

Sep. 01 2023
Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)
Source Page: IMPACT CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED v THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HIS MAJESTY’S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS [2023] UKUT 00215 (TCC)
Document: Impact Contracting Solutions final decision (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: Sir Ross Cranston decided that it was not arguable that HMRC lacked power to deregister, because that

Jul. 25 2023
Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)
Source Page: CAERDAV LTD v THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HIS MAJESTY’S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS [2023] UKUT 00179 (TCC)
Document: Caerdav v HMRC final decision (002) (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: As further explained by Sir Ross Cranston in Glint Pay Services Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Commissioners



Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency
Mar. 06 2024
Post Office
Source Page: Horizon Compensation Advisory Board 2023 meetings
Document: (webpage)
Transparency

Found: A sub-group of the Board was to meet the Reviewer, Sir Ross Cranston, later in the day.

Mar. 06 2024
Post Office
Source Page: Horizon Compensation Advisory Board 2023 meetings
Document: (webpage)
Transparency

Found: present: Carl Creswell; Rob Brightwell; Eleanor Brooks; Eleri Wones (all DBT).Fairness of the HSSSir Ross Cranston

Mar. 06 2024
Post Office
Source Page: Horizon Compensation Advisory Board 2023 meetings
Document: (webpage)
Transparency

Found: Also present: Rob Brightwell; Eleri Wones (both DBT).Role of GLO Scheme ReviewerSir Ross Cranston, who



Deposited Papers
Friday 17th October 2025
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Government response to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report (Volume 1). 16p.
Document: Response_to_the_Post_Office_Horizon_IT_Inquiry.pdf (PDF)

Found: appointing authority, it should consult with the Advisory Board, Dentons, Sir Gary Hickinbottom, Sir Ross Cranston

Wednesday 9th July 2025

Source Page: Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Volume 1. 166p.
Document: 2025-07-07-_HC_1119-_Post_Office_Horizon_IT_Inquiry_Report_Volume_1.pdf (PDF)

Found: appointing authority, it should consult with the Advisory Board, Dentons, Sir Gary Hickinbottom, Sir Ross Cranston

Friday 12th January 2024
Department for Transport
Source Page: Letter dated 11/01/2024 from Mark Harper MP to Iain Stewart MP regarding the appointment of Sir Ross Cranston as Chair of the Inquiry into the Channel incident of 24 November 2021 and the publication of the Terms of Reference. 2p.
Document: TSC.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 11/01/2024 from Mark Harper MP to Iain Stewart MP regarding the appointment of Sir Ross Cranston