Post Office: Horizon Debate
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Lord Lexden
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Post Office: Horizon
Lord Lexden Excerpts(2 years, 2 months ago)
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Lord Callanan (Con)
The noble Baroness makes an important point. Certainly the Post Office has said it will not be conducting any further prosecutions. This is a wider question than this particular case, and it is not an area with which I am overly familiar. I know the question has been asked and other people are looking at it, but I will take it back to the appropriate department.
Lord Lexden (Con)
Have serious and sincere expressions of contrition been made by those who held senior management positions when this scandal took place? Have any of them offered to dip into their own not insubstantial financial resources to assist the process of reparation for those who have suffered so much?
Lord Callanan (Con)
My noble friend makes a very good point. Again, let us wait for the outcome of the inquiry to see exactly where the blame lies and what suitable redress can be provided.