Question follow-through · 89846
Horizon IT System
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of Post Office (a) litigation, (b) compensation schemes and (c) public communications related to Horizon IT.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 11 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 19 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of Post Office (a) litigation, (b) compensation schemes and (c) public communications related to Horizon IT.
13 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Nov 2025
Answer published
No public funding commitments nor costs have been incurred to date with regards to litigation.At the Autumn Budget 2024, the government set aside £1.8 billion of funding for redress payments from 2024-25 in addition to around £200 million that had already...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Professions: Qualifications
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Government Departments: Exports
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Carbon Emissions: EU External Trade
13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the projected cost to British businesses of the European Union's carbon border taxes.
Government Departments: Exports
13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of export-focused civil service posts are vacant.
Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries
14 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had recent discussions with businesses on the potential impact of the proposed UK-EU Youth Mobility Scheme on labour shortages.
Royal Mail: Surrey
21 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Royal Mail's workforce (a) recruitment and (b) retention rates in (i) Surrey and (ii) Surrey Heath constituency.
Postal Services: Surrey
21 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that the regulatory framework for the postal sector supports (a) reliable and (b) sustainable postal services in (a) Surrey Heath constituency and (b) Surrey.
Public Houses: Surrey Heath
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Public Houses: Surrey Heath
25 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to finance for pubs in Surrey Heath constituency.
Public Houses: Surrey Heath
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Public Houses: Surrey Heath
25 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the long-term resilience of pubs in Surrey Heath constituency.
Hospitality Industry: Surrey Heath
26 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the hospitality sector in Surrey Heath constituency.