Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with the Board of the Post Office Ltd on what the Post Office did with the money it claimed from sub postmasters affected by Horizon issues.

I hold meetings with the Post Office CEO on a monthly basis where we discuss a range of matters related to Horizon.

What Post Office Limited (POL) did with the monies claimed from postmasters due to errors in the Horizon system is a complex matter. We will approach POL and write when we have seen what information is available and in what form. However, Postmasters who paid Post Office money due to errors in the Horizon system will be paid this back as part of their compensation.