POL00417085 - Email from MPST Lamb to Peter Batten CC: Will Gibson and Kate Wake RE: EX Sub Postmasters Meeting

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From: Lamb MPST of, ereory
Sent: 14 February 2012 16:23 M, fon
To: Batten Peter (ShEx) Ree y y
Ce: Gibson Will (ShEx); Wake Katie b& & lu ey, Ln
Subject: FW: Ex Sub postmasters meeting Sefy Wore Rap

Peter,

Assume a decline - we had various conversations with ED about justice for sub
postmasters. Could you please send a para of background on them as well so we can
explain to NL why he should decline?

Thanks
Sarah

Private Secretary to Norman Lamb MP, Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and
Postal Affairs] Department for Business, Innovation and Skills [T: -

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From: James Withers [mailto
Sent: 14 February 2012 15:21

To: Lamb MPST

Subject: Ex Sub postmasters meeting

Name

James Withers

Address

Subject
Ex Sub postmasters meeting
Message

Dear Mr Lamb,

Congratulations on becoming the minister for postal affairs. As such, I was wondering if you are attending
the meeting in Portcullis house on the 27th of February chaired by the Rt Hon James Arbuthnot MP

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regarding the 100+ ex postmasters who were accused of defrauding the Post Office and who are fighting
to clear their names due to the Horizon system used by the Post Office which caused the discrepancies.
This includes myself.

Iran the Cromer branch between 2006 and 2008 before I was accused and promptly shut down. This, t

. suspect, was due to the fact that the Post Office wanted the office to be moved. I will not go in to too much
detail as it would take too long, but I personally would appreciate you attending as I was one of your
constituents and did actually vote for you and have always voted Liberal, You may also get an insight into
what we are trying to achieve and all the obstacles that are preventing us from getting a fair hearing.

Thank you for your time

Regards
Jim Withers

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