| Heading: |
Horizon Shortfall Scheme |
| Question ID: |
1761043 |
| UIN: |
28061 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-02-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4396 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Rebecca Long Bailey
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| Asking Member handle: |
rlong_bailey
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@rlong_bailey
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on establishing the new independent appeals process for postmasters in the Horizon Shortfall Scheme; and when the process will start accepting applications. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-11 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
177 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Gareth Thomas
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| Answering Member handle: |
GarethThomasMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@GarethThomasMP
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| Answer text: |
We are currently engaging with the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board and claimant representatives on a draft of the new appeals scheme’s principles and guidance, including the eligibility criteria. My statement of 30 January (HCWS399) announced that we ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
214 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Business and Trade |
| Tweeted: |
true |