{"value":{"id":1820520,"memberId":3792,"member":null,"memberRole":"Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Legislation)","uin":"HLWS791","dateMade":"2025-07-08T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":214,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business and Trade","title":"Publication of Volume 1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry Report","text":"<p>My Hon Friend the Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports (Gareth Thomas MP) has today made the following statement.</p><p>Today I welcome the publication of Volume 1 of Sir Wyn Williams’ Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report. This volume will illustrate the human impact of the scandal on victims and outline recommendations on the redress schemes set up to compensate victims.</p><p>Once published, a copy of the Inquiry report will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses and made available on GOV.UK.</p><p>I would like to thank Sir Wyn and his team for their tireless efforts since the Inquiry was first established on 29 September 2020, and all those who have provided evidence as part of this. In particular, I pay credit to and thank those victims who have engaged so courageously with Sir Wyn, providing evidence of their experiences of one of the worst miscarriages of justice we have seen.</p><p>The Government will thoroughly consider the findings presented today. We will provide a response to the Inquiry's recommendations in due course.</p>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":1820514,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2025-07-08T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/1820520","method":"GET"}]}