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Horizon IT System: Prosecutions

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Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UIN 212426, tabled on 24 January 2019

Question

Gill Furniss
Labour
Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many prosecutions the Post Office has made against Sub Post Masters over the Post Offices IT Horizon system; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

Kelly Tolhurst
Conservative
Rochester and Strood
Commons

Answered on

29 January 2019

While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver its strategy and operate as an independent business. The Horizon IT system and management of the branch network are operational matters for Post Office Limited. Paula Vennells, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, will write to the hon. Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.

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