Post Office Horizon: Redress - Statement

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 4:08 pm on 10 September 2024.

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Photo of Baroness Berridge Baroness Berridge Conservative 4:08, 10 September 2024

My Lords, I served on the Select Committee on the Inquiries Act, and, as outlined by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, it is clear that there are a number of schemes set up in a number of ways. Although, as in court cases, the compensation arises from very different circumstances, there could be standard tariffs or set amounts in certain instances. Can the Minister assure us that there are meetings between the departments running these schemes, and that we are not going to see headlines about the care of someone in a home, saying they got this amount from one scheme and that amount from another? We need to make sure that every avenue is sealed off, so that the compensation is fair.

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