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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe introduction of the minimum wage was one of the proudest achievements of the last Labour Government, but for too long the UK’s labour market enforcement system has been…05 Sept 2024HANSARDEmployment RightsWe have already taken a number of steps to improve employment rights in this country. We have written to the Low Pay Commission to ask it to end the discriminatory age bands, so…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonI am grateful to the hon. Member for that question. Where there are evidential difficulties, we are looking at other ways of ensuring that those who should be eligible are…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonThe hon. Member makes an important point, which has been raised on a number of previous occasions. We believe that the correct approach is for the inquiry to assess those…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonI thank the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for their contribution. We are concerned that matters are taking too long. We have been working with lawyers who have signed up to a…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonWe promised to update Parliament before the summer recess, and we have done that by way of a written ministerial statement. I note that, when the shadow Minister was the Minister,…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonWe are working closely with the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that all the information required is verified and corroborated so that those individuals in Northern Ireland…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonWe are taking a close interest, as the hon. Member would expect, in the evidence coming forward in the inquiry. Much of it is shocking. The amount of obfuscation and, shall we…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonWe do not want sub-postmasters to feel guilty for claiming what is rightfully theirs. What this place has decided is their entitlement. We have taken measures to ensure that they…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonI am indeed aware of my hon. Friend’s letter and all the work she has done over a number of years in support of her constituents and the wider sub-postmaster community. I am sure…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonThe hon. Member asks an important question. Disclosure packs are being prepared for every claimant, which will contain what we believe is all the information they need to assess…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonI join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to her predecessor, who was tenacious in her pursuit of this matter. We have had a number of conversations with the Scottish Government,…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonAs hon. Members will know, convictions across the UK have been quashed through recent legislation, and those affected are now able to apply for financial redress under the Horizon…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonI will certainly relay that back to the Department, and we will look in some detail at that. It is important that communities have a post office that they can access. They are a…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonMy hon. Friend refers to some specific circumstances that I would welcome further information on. If he can contact the Department, the relevant Minister will look through those…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. We want payments to be processed as quickly as possible. Data is updated monthly on the Government website. We can see that, in…30 Jul 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalMy hon. Friend raises an interesting point. In recent years, we, as Members, have reflected on the question of political accountability for decisions that have been taken and…18 Jul 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalThank you, Mr Speaker. The shadow Secretary of State set out the intent he had in government, which we intend to carry on. We also believe there is absolutely no reason why we…18 Jul 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalI thank the hon. Member for his important question. We have been working closely with colleagues in the Ministry of Justice to identify those people who are affected by the…18 Jul 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalI thank the hon. Member for his question, and join him in praising Lord Arbuthnot’s work in this area. As of 31 May, £222 million has already been paid out in compensation. There…18 Jul 2024