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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Amid growing anger over the treatment of postmasters whose lives have been ruined in the scandal, Whitehall sources have confirmed that a precursor scheme was rolled out in 1995 and 1996 to hundreds of branches in north-east England.
David Davis, the former cabinet minister, said the government is facing a “tidal wave” of public support for the victims in the wake of the ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office.
Jones told the Commons in December he had met a former Post Office manager who was protesting their innocence after being prosecuted and convicted under the Horizon pilot scheme.
“Kevan Jones MP raised this matter on the floor of the House of Commons on 19 December and the current postal affairs minister responded to his questions regarding Horizon installations in the north-east of England.
We regularly meet with the Horizon Advisory Board which Mr Jones sits on and is supported by the Department for Business and Industrial Trade and will answer any queries he has as best as we are able to,” a spokesperson said.
Earlier this week, ITV began broadcasting Mr Bates vs the Post Office, a four-part drama charting the scandal and the fight for justice by wrongly prosecuted branch owner-operators.
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