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Horizon Shortfall Scheme: North Shropshire

Commons · Question 53675 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 2 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made in resolving Horizon Shortfall Scheme claims for sub-postmasters in North Shropshire constituency.

Answer

Answered by Gareth Thomas, 2 Jun 2025

As of 30 April 2025, £507 million has been paid in redress via the Horizon Shortfall Scheme (HSS). This includes approximately £240 million in fixed sum awards and approximately £107 million in top-ups to previously settled claimants. DBT does not hold a ...