Written questions

Horizon IT System: Compensation

Lords · Question HL9275 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 21 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry Report Volume 1 (HC 1119), published on 8 July, what action they are taking to ensure that compensation claims are urgently paid to victims in full.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, 21 Jul 2025

We welcome the publication of the first volume of the Horizon IT Inquiry report and are actively considering Sir Wyn William’s 19 recommendations; a formal response will be provided by the 10 October 2025 deadline. We have however already accepted 2 recom...