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Horizon IT System: Compensation

Commons · Question 57631 · Tabled 5 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 11 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Mark Garnier

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions his Department has had with Fujitsu on (a) their plans to compensate Sub-Postmasters and (b) pausing bidding for new Government contracts while the Post Office Inquiry is ongoin

Answer

Answered by Gareth Thomas, 11 Jun 2025

We welcome Fujitsu’s acknowledgement of their moral obligation to contribute to the cost of the scandal. Fujitsu have also announced they will voluntarily not bid for new contracts unless requested by Government. Following the joint announcement on 7 Marc...