Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 63028
Horizon IT System: Compensation
Tabled: 26 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure all wrongly (a) accused and (b) convicted sub-post masters are offered compensation.
Answer
Gareth ThomasAs of 2 June 2025, £1.039 billion has been paid to over 7,300 claimants across the Horizon schemes. This represents a more than fourfold increase since July 2024, with more than 4,500 victims receiving compensation for the first time.We continue to seek t...
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