Horizon IT System: Compensation
(asked on 6th February 2025) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions have taken place between the UK ambassador to Japan and Fujitsu about the company's contribution to the compensation scheme for the victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal.
Answered by
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
His Majesty's Ambassador to Tokyo has not held discussions with Fujitsu concerning the financial redress scheme related to the Post Office Horizon IT system. The scheme is led by the Department for Business and Trade and the Post Office. Department for Business and Trade officials have met with Fujitsu three times since the General Election to discuss their contribution to the cost of the Horizon scandal.
The Government has been clear that those responsible for the Horizon scandal must be held accountable. This will be determined by the public inquiry, which is ongoing.