Post Office Horizon System

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:02 pm on 29 June 2015.

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Photo of Peter Heaton-Jones Peter Heaton-Jones Conservative, North Devon 11:02, 29 June 2015

In the past five days I have been alerted to a case in my constituency. Very briefly, the sub-postmistress emailed me to say:

“My post office has been audited today and has been closed due to financial discrepancies as a result, I believe, of the inadequacies of the Horizon system.”

That has left the village without a post office service, and obviously it is also putting an intolerable strain on my constituent. I would be grateful if my hon. Friend and the Minister would consider the impact that that is having.