Question follow-through · 21864

Horizon IT System: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to take steps to recover the costs of compensation from Fujitsu relating to failures of the Horizon Post Office IT system.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
3 Jan 2025
Target answer date
7 Jan 2025
Answer
9 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to take steps to recover the costs of compensation from Fujitsu relating to failures of the Horizon Post Office IT system.

  2. 7 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Government welcomes Fujitsu’s acknowledgement of their moral obligation to make a contribution to the cost of the Horizon scandal. Fujitsu’s contribution will be decided once the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry has reviewed all the evidence and the Cha...

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