Horizon IT System: Compensation
Commons · Question 75311 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 12 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the mean average length of time from submission to payment for (a) the Horizon Shortfall Scheme (b) the Group Litigation Order Scheme and (c) the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme.
Answer
Answered by Blair McDougall, 12 Sep 2025
This Government has greatly accelerated redress. The total amount paid to victims has increased fivefold since July 2024. We have begun payments of a £75,000 fixed offer for those postmasters in the Horizon Shortfall Scheme (HSS) who want to accept it.For...