To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has undertaken a cross-Government audit of legacy systems to inform the prioritisation of modernisation efforts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has undertaken a cross-Government audit of legacy systems to inform the prioritisation of modernisation efforts.

Lords motion to take note of the progress of the Post Office Horizon compensation scheme and of the contribution of Fujitsu to the compensation of victims. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to take note of the progress of the Post Office Horizon compensation scheme and of the contribution of Fujitsu to the compensation of victims. Agreed to on question.

I begin by declaring an interest as a member of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board. I am looking forward to the maiden speeches of the noble Baroness, Lady Elliott, and the noble Lord, Lord Barber, both good trade unionists who I have worked with and known for many years.

Along with...

I begin by declaring an interest as a member of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board. I am looking forward to the maiden speeches of the noble Baroness, Lady Elliott, and the noble Lord, Lord Barber, both good trade unionists who I have worked with and known for many years.

Along with...

My Lords, I too declare my interests as a member of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board and as chair of the advisory panel of Thales UK.

I congratulate my good friend, the noble Lord, Lord Beamish, on securing this debate. He has been with me every step of the way in...

My Lords, I too declare my interests as a member of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board and as chair of the advisory panel of Thales UK.

I congratulate my good friend, the noble Lord, Lord Beamish, on securing this debate. He has been with me every step of the way in...

My Lords, I look forward to the two maiden speeches.

I am a relative Johnny-come-lately to the story of this scandal. There are a number of people who deserve our thanks and regards: first, the sub-postmasters and their families, who have suffered terribly from the incompetence, arrogance and bullying of the...

My Lords, I look forward to the two maiden speeches.

I am a relative Johnny-come-lately to the story of this scandal. There are a number of people who deserve our thanks and regards: first, the sub-postmasters and their families, who have suffered terribly from the incompetence, arrogance and bullying of the...

My Lords, it is a great privilege to be able to pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Elliott, for her wonderfully warm and family-loving speech, and for naming her children and family in such an affectionate and supportive way.

She will not know it, but we are both Sunderland lovers....

My Lords, it is a great privilege to be able to pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Elliott, for her wonderfully warm and family-loving speech, and for naming her children and family in such an affectionate and supportive way.

She will not know it, but we are both Sunderland lovers....

My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Beamish, not only for securing this debate but for all that he has done. I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Arbuthnot. I guess that, in modern parlance, they are both superheroes.

This is not a matter of financial redress;...

My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Beamish, not only for securing this debate but for all that he has done. I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Arbuthnot. I guess that, in modern parlance, they are both superheroes.

This is not a matter of financial redress;...

My Lords, it is a real pleasure for me to follow that excellent and inspiring speech by my noble friend and fellow Lancastrian—we are doing the northern bit at the moment, so I will join in with that. As my noble friend Lord Barber said, he comes from Ainsdale, an...

My Lords, it is a real pleasure for me to follow that excellent and inspiring speech by my noble friend and fellow Lancastrian—we are doing the northern bit at the moment, so I will join in with that. As my noble friend Lord Barber said, he comes from Ainsdale, an...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Beamish, for bringing forward this debate. This issue has worried me for a very long time. I remember the great campaign in particular by the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot, as well as by others in the Commons. Some of us here mentioned...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Beamish, for bringing forward this debate. This issue has worried me for a very long time. I remember the great campaign in particular by the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot, as well as by others in the Commons. Some of us here mentioned...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Beamish, for securing this debate, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Barber of Ainsdale, and the noble Baroness, Lady Elliott of Whitburn Bay, on their wonderful speeches. I look forward to working with them.

The survivors of the Post Office scandal have...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Beamish, for securing this debate, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Barber of Ainsdale, and the noble Baroness, Lady Elliott of Whitburn Bay, on their wonderful speeches. I look forward to working with them.

The survivors of the Post Office scandal have...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Beamish, on securing this important and timely debate. I echo his credit to the postmasters for their decades-long search for justice. My noble friend Lady Ludford highlighted the role of Nick Willis, whose reporting over decades exposed what was happening to many...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Beamish, on securing this important and timely debate. I echo his credit to the postmasters for their decades-long search for justice. My noble friend Lady Ludford highlighted the role of Nick Willis, whose reporting over decades exposed what was happening to many...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate and the noble Lord, Lord Beamish, for securing it. I greatly enjoyed hearing the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Elliott, and very much look forward to hearing her contributions on standing up for the north....

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate and the noble Lord, Lord Beamish, for securing it. I greatly enjoyed hearing the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Elliott, and very much look forward to hearing her contributions on standing up for the north....

My Lords, first, I welcome my noble friends Lord Barber of Ainsdale and Lady Elliott of Whitburn Bay and congratulate them on their maiden speeches. I am sure this House would agree with me that they both bring a wealth of experience, particularly in speaking up for working people, and...

My Lords, first, I welcome my noble friends Lord Barber of Ainsdale and Lady Elliott of Whitburn Bay and congratulate them on their maiden speeches. I am sure this House would agree with me that they both bring a wealth of experience, particularly in speaking up for working people, and...

I apologise for interrupting the Minister when we are time-pressed. Can she undertake to explore whether the Post Office really is operating to those published principles? The material that I have seen seems to give credible backing to the suggestion that it is not. Indeed, there is an exchange featuring...

I apologise for interrupting the Minister when we are time-pressed. Can she undertake to explore whether the Post Office really is operating to those published principles? The material that I have seen seems to give credible backing to the suggestion that it is not. Indeed, there is an exchange featuring...

I hear what the noble Baroness is saying. Perhaps if she has some of that evidence, she could share it with us. I am not dismissing what the noble Baroness said. If she has that evidence, we will of course look into it. It is important that justice is done...

I hear what the noble Baroness is saying. Perhaps if she has some of that evidence, she could share it with us. I am not dismissing what the noble Baroness said. If she has that evidence, we will of course look into it. It is important that justice is done...

I apologise to the Minister for interrupting. I know she has had a lot of questions to answer; I very much hope she will send detailed replies to a lot of the questions I asked. One matter was the case of 92 year-old Mrs Betty Brown, who, despite promises from...

I apologise to the Minister for interrupting. I know she has had a lot of questions to answer; I very much hope she will send detailed replies to a lot of the questions I asked. One matter was the case of 92 year-old Mrs Betty Brown, who, despite promises from...

My Lords, I was going to go on to say that a number of noble Lords have asked very specific questions, and I will of course write. I will just deal quickly with the idea that there should be an independent body for redress in the future. That is certainly...

My Lords, I was going to go on to say that a number of noble Lords have asked very specific questions, and I will of course write. I will just deal quickly with the idea that there should be an independent body for redress in the future. That is certainly...

I am grateful to noble Lords for their contributions. We have had an informed debate. The important thing about this scandal that I have recognised over the years is that you have to keep bringing it to the surface so that people do not forget the gravity of what we...

I am grateful to noble Lords for their contributions. We have had an informed debate. The important thing about this scandal that I have recognised over the years is that you have to keep bringing it to the surface so that people do not forget the gravity of what we...