Written questions

Horizon Shortfall Scheme

Commons · Question 81292 · 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 Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report: Government response to recommendations, what mechanisms are in place to monitor whether decision-makers are applying a generous

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 16 Oct 2025

On 9 October, the Department for Business and Trade and the Post Office published a joint statement setting out what constitutes “full and fair” redress, following a recommendation from Sir Wyn Williams. This statement has been embedded in the guidance fo...