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HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI think the first step is to look at the evidence to find out what has actually happened and who is responsible, and then we can decide what action we need to take. We have two…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his points, and I agree with many of them. I, too, represent a rural area and have a number of post offices that have closed either…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesBy whatever means, I am very happy to have a further discussion with the right hon. Gentleman. We want to make sure that we have a sustainable network, which must mean that…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesIt is important that we have a remuneration package that attracts the right kind of person—many people will question whether that is the case today. On the compensation fund, the…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI am sorry to hear the tragic case of my hon. Friend’s constituent; sadly, too many people have died waiting for justice and compensation. Of course, a claim for compensation can…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI spent much of the coronation day dealing with this matter, as the hon. Gentleman might imagine, although I had the TV on in the background. It is disappointing that this took so…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesWe are trying to address a number of different things, including making sure that people are properly compensated and that we have a sustainable business going forward. It is a…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI am keen to deal with the matters I have referred to in my statement and in answers to questions. I understand the intent to move away from purely financial considerations, which…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesAs I said earlier, I became aware of the matter on Saturday, and my officials became aware of it the previous day. I understand that the UKGI representative was made aware in the…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesMy right hon. Friend and I have discussed and corresponded on this matter at length. I am a big fan of mutuals, and I spoke in favour of them many times as a Back Bencher. I am…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesAs I say, we should wait for the outcome of the inquiry, but these are serious matters and we should take them seriously. I have great sympathy with my hon. Friend’s points. A lot…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesMy hon. Friend raises a number of good points and an interesting way of looking at how we can incentivise management to make sure we have a sustainable network of post offices in…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his points. The Government’s position is that we are maintaining a network of 11,500 branches nationally and that 99% of the population…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI am not aware of the circumstances to which my hon. Friend refers, but I am happy to engage with him separately on the matter. Remuneration is clearly important to our…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI thank the hon. Lady for all the work she does as chair of the all-party parliamentary group and for engaging with me on many different issues, not least this one. I agree that…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesMy hon. Friend and I discussed this yesterday, and he takes a great interest in such matters given his background, including as a former sub-postmaster. I understand his concerns…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI am grateful for the right hon. Gentleman’s work on the advisory board, as he set out. I was keen to support the advisory board’s recommendation to widen the scope of the scheme…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for tabling this urgent question; I was very keen to come to the House to make a statement on this matter had he not done so and am keen to answer…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesI thank my hon. Friend for his question and Mr Borroughs for the work that he does for the community. My hon. Friend is right to say that post offices and postmasters are at the…10 May 2023HANSARD Post Office Executives: BonusesThat matter needs to be determined by the different inquiries that will be taking place. I think the hon. Gentleman would agree that we have to follow due process; there are…10 May 2023