Horizon IT System: Compensation
Commons · Question 57540 · Tabled 4 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) fairness and (b) efficiency of the Horizon compensation schemes.
Answer
Answered by Gareth Thomas, 16 Jun 2025
As of 2 June 2025, over £1 billion has been paid to over 7,300 claimants across the 4 horizon schemes. This represents a fourfold increase since July 2024, with more than 4,500 victims receiving compensation for the first time.Claims for Horizon redress a...