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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...