Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 81292

Horizon Shortfall Scheme

Tabled: 13 October 2025

Answered: 16 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, what mechanisms are in place to monitor whether decision-makers are applying a generous

Answer

Blair McDougall

On 9 October, the Department for Business and Trade and the Post Office published a joint statement setting out what constitutes “full and fair” redress, following a recommendation from Sir Wyn Williams. This statement has been embedded in the guidance fo...

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