Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 89846
Horizon IT System
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of Post Office (a) litigation, (b) compensation schemes and (c) public communications related to Horizon IT.
Answer
Blair McDougallNo public funding commitments nor costs have been incurred to date with regards to litigation.At the Autumn Budget 2024, the government set aside £1.8 billion of funding for redress payments from 2024-25 in addition to around £200 million that had already...
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