In a House of Lords debate on February 27, 2025, UK parliamentarians called for Fujitsu to make an immediate interim payment of £300 million for its role in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, which led to Britain's largest miscarriage of justice [1].

The UK government has allocated £1.8 billion for compensation, with £594 million already paid to over 3,800 claimants and an additional £69 million recently allocated to 500 more people [2].

Lord Beamish, formerly MP Kevan Jones, emphasized that the scandal affected at least 4,000 branch managers who were wrongly forced to repay money based on Fujitsu's defective Horizon accounting system. Some victims faced imprisonment, financial ruin, and social ostracism [3].

Lord Arbuthnot detailed Fujitsu's involvement, stating, 'Fujitsu had a duty under their contract to provide evidence for prosecutions that was admissible and accurate... they did help the Post Office prosecute the subpostmasters but with evidence which was false' [4].

Business Minister Baroness Jones of Whitchurch confirmed ongoing discussions with Fujitsu, noting that while it's 'too soon to decide on Fujitsu's final contribution,' an interim payment would be 'very welcome and appropriate' [1].

Fujitsu has acknowledged its 'moral obligation' to contribute to compensation and confirmed through a spokesperson that they are 'working with Government regarding Fujitsu's contribution to compensation, and are engaged with officials to progress formal discussions' [5].