United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 9424
Horizon IT System: North West
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15 January 2024
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23 January 2024 · Answer
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23 January 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many subpostmasters in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West were (i) wrongfully convicted and (ii) quit as a result of the flawed Horizon accounting system.
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15 January 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many subpostmasters in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West were (i) wrongfully convicted and (ii) quit as a result of the flawed Horizon accounting system.
Source: Commons
23 January 2024
Answer
The Government does not hold the data requested.95 postmasters in England have had their convictions overturned to date. The Government will fast-track legislation to overturn the convictions of all those convicted in England or Wales.Our focus is on ensu...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-15/9424
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1681963
- uk · wq-1681963 · source updated 23 January 2024