Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 52231

Horizon IT System: Compensation

Tabled: 14 May 2025
Answered: 21 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Dame Harriett Baldwin

ConservativeWest Worcestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress he has made on payments through compensation schemes for postmasters impacted by failures in the Horizon system.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
The Government continues to make significant progress in delivering redress to affected postmasters. From July 2024 to 30 April 2025, more than 4,000 victims have received compensation for the first time. An additional £728 million has been paid in redres...

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