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HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalI thank the hon. Gentleman for his response to my remarks. I appreciate his offer to work with us and to stand with us to deliver compensation and the overturning of convictions.…10 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalI thank my hon. Friend for his question and for his willingness to work with us. He and I have discussed the matter in the past few days, and I appreciate his expertise and…10 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalWe hope to complete all the legal and administrative aspects of the compensation payments by August, while Sir Wyn Williams’s inquiry is due to conclude by the end of the year. We…10 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalI am keen to engage with my hon. Friend to make sure that we get what he needs. Malevolence is the right word in this respect and it is important that we learn the lessons from…10 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for his work and for his advice over recent days. As he has said while we have been trying to resolve this issue, there is no perfect…10 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I was not aware that the director is with us today, but may I just put on record the fantastic job that he has done in bringing this to the…10 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalThe hon. Lady is right to say that no amount of final compensation can ever make good what has happened to many of these people, whether it is loss of home, loss of business, loss…10 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon ScandalI thank the hon. Lady for her point. I am not aware of the particular case to which she refers, but it is certainly our position that we want to work closely with people who have…10 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Harris.…09 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023My right hon. Friend makes a strong point on enforcement. Legislation without implementation is pretty much a waste of time, so he is absolutely right to identify that. I will…09 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023I thank hon. Members for their valuable contributions to the debate. I think all contributions focused on enforcement, quite understandably. As I said earlier, legislation without…09 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023That is a challenge I am very happy to take on, and advice I am very happy to take up. We work very closely with our colleagues in the Home Office. As the hon. Gentleman may have…09 Jan 2024HANSARDWine Quantities and Units of MeasurementI can provide further details today of a new package of measures around the sale of wine, benefiting from the opportunities of leaving the EU. This announcement forms part of the…08 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsI thank the hon. Member for her contribution. I, too, have had many constituents contacting me who are appalled by what they have seen on television. She is right to draw…08 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsI thank my hon. Friend for being a constant contributor to these debates. He brings real-life experience of these matters, which we very much value and appreciate. I would be very…08 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsAgain, I share the hon. Member’s ambitions in every part of his remarks. We, too, are disappointed that we have not had more people coming forward to have their convictions…08 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsMy constituents have also written to me, appalled and outraged at what has happened. Again, we should pay tribute to the people behind the programme who have brought it to the…08 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsI thank the hon. Member for his contribution and his kinds words. Even though I was very familiar with all the detriment that postmasters had experienced due to the scandal, the…08 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsThere are three compensation schemes for good reason—it is not ideal to have three different schemes, but we are where we find ourselves. We have the Horizon shortfall scheme, the…08 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsMy hon. Friend is right; rapid and fair compensation is exactly what we are seeking to deliver. It has to be seen to be fair. We also need an easier route to overturning…08 Jan 2024