Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 10488

Horizon IT System

Tabled: 22 October 2024
Answered: 5 November 2024

Question

Jerome Mayhew

ConservativeBroadland and Fakenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the response to issues arising from the failures of the Horizon IT System on his Department's capacity to deal with other issues.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
No such assessment has been made, however tackling the legacy of the Horizon scandal is a major priority for the Department.