Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what compensation will be paid to the descendants of postmasters who have died or taken their own life as a result of their wrongful conviction for fraud.

In the unfortunate event of a postmaster passing away, claims for compensation can be taken forward by appropriate representatives (with evidence of the legal relationship to the eligible postmaster). This is the case whether a claim is made to the Group Litigation Order (GLO) compensation scheme (run by Government); a claim is made to the Historical Shortfall Scheme (HSS) compensation scheme (run by Post Office) or a claim is made to Post Office for compensation for a postmaster who had a conviction which was overturned.