Post Office: Horizon Compensation - Statement

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:42 pm on 30 June 2022.

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Photo of Baroness Altmann Baroness Altmann Conservative 2:42, 30 June 2022

My Lords, I associate myself with the tributes paid to my noble friend Lord Arbuthnot and Paul Scully in the other place, and with the congratulations offered to the Government on bringing forward payments at last, at least in many cases. The Statement talks about reimbursing “reasonable” costs of legal action. I understand that going forward, because we have to guard against egregious costs being imposed, but for those who have already had to take legal action, can my noble friend assure the House that there will be full recompense for all the legal expenses that they have had to go to, in addition to which there will be compensation for the suffering that they have clearly been through?