Question follow-through · 5450
Horizon IT System: Criminal Investigation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure adequate funding for the police investigation into the Horizon IT System for sub-postmasters, including 93 year old Betty Brown.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 1 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
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Recorded timeline
1 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure adequate funding for the police investigation into the Horizon IT System for sub-postmasters, including 93 year old Betty Brown.
4 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2026
Answer published
The government is determined to ensure that justice is delivered as swiftly as possible. To date, the Home Office has provided over £6m of additional funding to support this investigation, including up to £2.8min 2026-27.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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