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HANSARD Mole Valley Local PlanIndeed. My hon. Friend is right. Exceptional circumstances means exactly that. It does not mean just jumping into targets because of a lack of preparation elsewhere. That is key…15 Jul 2022HANSARD Mole Valley Local PlanI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford) on securing a debate on a topic that is important not just to him and his area—I know he has…15 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure Planning ProjectsThis Statement concerns an application for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008 by NNB Generation Company (SZC) Limited for the construction and operation of a…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalThe hon. Gentleman and I have discussed this matter and I think the interim payments are his constituent’s concern. If Horizon is deemed not to have been the main driver of what…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalI think that all parties who will be in front of the inquiry will know exactly that. I do not want to pre-empt anything that we may do, but as my right hon. Friend says, the…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalI thank the right hon. Gentleman for all his work and for his kind words, which mean a lot from someone who has done so much in this area. I do not want to pre-empt the inquiry,…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalI thank the hon. Lady for her kind words, and I totally echo her thanks and congratulations to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) and Lord Arbuthnot. My hon. Friend…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalI thank my hon. Friend for all the work that she has done. Having set up the statutory inquiry, what I cannot do at this Dispatch Box, at this moment in time, is direct Sir Wyn…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalWith permission, I will make a statement on the latest steps that the Government are taking to ensure that swift and fair compensation is made available to postmasters impacted by…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalI thank the hon. Lady for all her work and for her remarks. It is not practical to reopen the historical shortfall scheme in full, but cases are still coming forward and the Post…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalI thank my right hon. Friend for all his work and the conversations that we have had. I should not have to be here making these statements and the taxpayer should not be covering…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalI thank my hon. Friend, whose comments come from experience. We are not waiting until this is over. The Post Office has conversations all the time with sub-postmasters and their…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. I ask him please to pass my condolences to the family of the postmaster to whom I know he is referring, and to others with whom he has…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for what he has said and for the experience that he brings to the House. Sir Wyn Williams has had to learn very quickly and import…30 Jun 2022HANSARDPost Office: Compensation for Horizon scandalAs the House is aware, the Post Office Horizon scandal, which began over 20 years ago, has had a devastating impact on the lives of many postmasters. Starting in the late 1990s,…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalI thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind words. The solicitors will work with the estates of postmasters who were subject to overturned convictions or historical shortfalls, or…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalI thank my hon. Friend for his kind words. Receiving this praise is great for me, but this is not about me. As he rightly says—please do carry on, by the way—it is about the…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalI am not sure if it is the House authorities, but it is certainly the case that Wyn Williams’s inquiry will see exactly where the failings were—including, if there are any,…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalYes, I definitely am. We have already talked about remuneration, but Nick Read brings with him a different type of culture—a different approach—because he does not see post…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Post Office: Compensation for Horizon ScandalWe want to ensure that, by drawing a line under this historic miscarriage of justice and scandal, we can work on the future of the Post Office. To do that, we need to make sure we…30 Jun 2022