Summary

  • Sir Alan Bates has been giving evidence to a parliamentary committee that is considering fast and fair redress for victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal - watch live above

  • He tells MPs he has written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer twice in the last month over setting deadlines for compensation to be paid to victims, but is still waiting for a response

  • A No10 spokesman says the PM issued a response to Bates earlier on Tuesday, and the government is committed to getting quick redress for victims, but is wary of setting an "arbitrary cut-off" date that could see some claimants miss out

  • Bates leads the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance, campaigning on behalf of hundreds of sub-postmasters wrongly convicted after faulty software showed money missing from their branch accounts

  • It comes after it was announced in last week's Budget that £1.8bn has been set aside for victims of the scandal

Live Reporting

Edited by Jeremy Culley

  1. Bates to speak to MPs about compensation

    Tom Espiner
    Business reporter

    Sir Alan Bates wears a suit in front of House of CommonsGetty Images

    Alan Bates will speak to MPs this afternoon

    Campaigner Sir Alan Bates is to speak to MPs on the Business and Trade select committee this afternoon about "fast and fair" compensation for the Post Office Horizon IT scandal victims.

    There are a number of compensation schemes for the hundreds of sub-postmasters and their families affected by the long-running scandal, but campaigners say it is still taking too long for them to be adequately compensated - which some MPs agree with.

    We'll be bringing you a live stream and coverage of the hearing as it unfolds.