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...