Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including individuals who were employed by a franchise organisation of the Post Office and who were impacted by the Horizon scandal in the compensation schemes.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Government wants everyone affected by the Horizon scandal to come forward to get the compensation they deserve.
With reference to the Horizon Shortfall Scheme, which is still open to late applications, claimants must have, or have previously had, a contract directly with the Post Office to be eligible for compensation. The full eligibility criteria are published on the Post Office website.
The Group Litigation Order (GLO) scheme is limited to those who participated in the 2019 Group Litigation Order legal action against the Post Office and did not have a Horizon-related conviction.
Compensation is also available to individuals who have had their convictions relating to Horizon shortfalls overturned.
The Government has no current plans to extend the scope of these schemes further.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she make an assessment of the potential merits of including Post Office clerks who were impacted by the Horizon scandal in the compensation schemes.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Government wants everyone affected by the Horizon scandal to come forward to get the compensation they deserve.
With reference to the Horizon Shortfall Scheme, which is still open to late applications, claimants must have, or have previously had, a contract directly with the Post Office to be eligible for compensation. The full eligibility criteria are published on the Post Office website.
The Group Litigation Order (GLO) scheme is limited to those who participated in the 2019 Group Litigation Order legal action against the Post Office and did not have a Horizon-related conviction.
Compensation is also available to individuals who have had their convictions relating to Horizon shortfalls overturned.
The Government has no current plans to extend the scope of these schemes further.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support her Department has provided in the last three months to increase exports in the British automotive industry.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Department for Business and Trade is working across Whitehall and with industry to secure export led investment in the transition to zero-emission vehicles.
Our trade deals will benefit automotive businesses and vehicle manufacturers across the UK by enabling new export opportunities, tariff removal, flexible rules of origin, and efficient customs procedures.
We have dedicated export support complemented by our network of International Trade Advisers. The automotive industry continues as the country’s biggest single exporter of goods, exporting nearly 80% of production.
In the last three months UK Export Finance provided working capital support to three automotive manufacturing companies exporting globally: Bamford Bus; RLE International Product Development Ltd; and LSN Diffusion Ltd.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many applications to the Trade Access Programme over the past twelve months have been (a) received and (b) successful.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Tradeshow Access Programme ceased operation on 31 March 2021.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the average timescale is for the approval of an application to the Trade Access Programme.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Tradeshow Access Programme ceased operation on 31 March 2021.