Gregory Stafford MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Horizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria his Department is using to calculate compensation offers made to Sub-Postmasters impacted by the Horizon scandal.
Answer: Claims for Horizon redress are assessed by applying the specific facts of the individual cases to established legal principles and any other factors which support reaching a fair outcome. Assessment criteria for the individual redress schemes are publishe...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to provide funding for legal advice for Sub-Postmasters pursuing compensation claims.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade meets the reasonable legal costs of postmasters in applying to its Horizon redress schemes, and encourages claimants to take up this offer. Legal cost frameworks and tariffs for each scheme delivered by the Department...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) fairness and (b) efficiency of the Horizon compensation schemes.
Answer: As of 2 June 2025, over £1 billion has been paid to over 7,300 claimants across the 4 horizon schemes. This represents a fourfold increase since July 2024, with more than 4,500 victims receiving compensation for the first time.Claims for Horizon redress a...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Steel: Company LiquidationsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of British Steel entering liquidation during or after the period of special measures under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Ac
Answer: It would be a breach of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act for British Steel to be put into liquidation while the special measures are in place. Prior to the Act becoming law, the Government undertook assessments of the potential cost to the public...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Steel: Company LiquidationsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 46621, whether he has made an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of British Steel entering liquidation during the period of special meas
Answer: It would be a breach of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act for British Steel to be put into liquidation while the special measures are in place. Prior to the Act becoming law, the Government undertook assessments of the potential cost to the public...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: InsuranceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether company directors will be indemnified from wrongful trading liability under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025.
Answer: If required, the Government would provide an indemnity from any possible wrongful trading liability to any company director appointed by Government under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025, or who had followed instructions from the Secretary o...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Companies: Sri LankaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Sri Lankan authorities on strengthening business relations for British citizens who have set up companies in Sri Lanka.
Answer: DBT has a team dedicated to supporting the UK-Sri Lanka trade and investment relationship. Officials have regular contact with Sri Lankan authorities through the annual UK-Sri Lanka Strategic Dialogue to promote areas of mutual interest, including bilater...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
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