PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Horizon IT System: Greater Manchester (17 January 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on the number of subpostmasters in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Greater Manchester who (i) were wrongfully convicted and (ii) left their jobs as a result of the flawed Horizon accounting system.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

The Government does not hold the data requested.

95 postmasters in England have had their convictions overturned to date. The Government will fast-track legislation to overturn the convictions of all those convicted in England or Wales.

Our focus is on ensuring that all those who lost their Post Office roles or experienced other losses as a result of the Horizon scandal receive the compensation they deserve.

Answered by:
Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative)
23 January 2024