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(asked on 7th December 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Horizon scandal compensation schemes at restoring affected postmasters to the financial position they would otherwise be in were it not for that scandal.


Answered by
Kevin Hollinrake Portrait
Kevin Hollinrake
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
This question was answered on 15th December 2022

Government wants to see all postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal receive the compensation they deserve as quickly as possible. As part of normal processes, the Government regularly monitors its programmes to ensure they are effective. We provide regular updates to the BEIS Select Committee on spend on compensation.

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