Written questions

Horizon Shortfall Scheme

Commons · Question 81291 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 16 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October 2025 entitled Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, HCWS937, what steps his De

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 16 Oct 2025

The Post Office has contacted the vast majority of current and former postmasters who may be eligible for the Horizon Shortfall Scheme (HSS). Following the announcement of the scheme’s closure date, the Post Office will write to postmasters again to ensur...