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Horizon IT System: Compensation

Commons · Question 87726 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people impacted by the Horizon IT system failure received settlements lower than their original claims.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 11 Nov 2025

The Government does not hold this information in a way that allows for reliable reporting. Each claim is assessed individually, and settlement offers vary depending on the specific circumstances of each case. As such, providing a figure would be misleadin...