Full list of witnesses to appear
10am
GLO Scheme
- Carl Creswell, Director of Business Resilience, Department of Business and Trade
- Mark Chesher, Partner, Addleshaw Goodard
- Rob Francis, Partner, Dentons Solicitors
- Sir Ross Cranston, Independent Reviewer, GLO Scheme
11am
Former postmasters
- Alan Bates
- Tony Downey
- Tim Bretnell
11.30am
Claimants’ lawyers
- Dr Neil Hudgell, executive Chairman, Hudgell Solicitors
- James Hartley, Freeths
12pm
Post Office
- Nick Read, CEO
- Ben Tidswell, Chair of the Remediation Committee
- Simon Recaldin, Remediation Matters Director
- Simon Oldnall, Horizon and GLO IT Director
1pm
- Henry Staunton, former Chair, Post Office
Who is Henry Staunton?
Henry Staunton will appear before MPs
Mr Staunton stepped down from the Post Office amid ongoing tensions last month.
The former WH Smith executive has since been involved in a deepening row with Ms Badenoch after he claimed he had been told to delay payouts to the subpostmasters affected.
Ms Badenoch tolds MPs he had spread “made-up anecdotes” following his dismissal.
However, ministers are under pressure over allegations a senior civil servant told Mr Staunton not to focus on “long-term issues” and to protect his organisation’s finances.
Mr Staunton is said to have been told during a meeting with Sarah Munby, who was then permanent secretary at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), to “hobble” into the next general election, according to notes reported by The Times newspaper.
Mr Staunton is scheduled to appear before the committee at 1pm.
Good morning
The Telegraph will provide live updates from the Business and Trade Committee hearing this morning as ex-Post Office chairman Henry Staunton faces questions from MPs amid a row with Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch over delays to compensation payouts.
The parliamentary select committee will also hear from the current Post Office chief executive, Nick Read, and sub-postmasters including Alan Bates who spearheaded the campaign for justice.
Witnesses will update MPs about progress on redress to victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal.
We will provide a live stream of proceedings and bring you the latest updates in our blog.