UKGI00001403 - Email chain from Lamb MPST to Peter Batten cc’ing Will Gibson and Katie Wake re: Ex Subpostmasters meeting.

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From: Lamb MPST[/O=DTI/OU=DTIHQ/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=EDAVEY]
Sent: Tue 14/02/2012 4:23:09 PM (UTC)

To: Batten Peter (ShEx)

Ce: Gibson Will (ShEX)ft_ __ GRO ; Wake Katie}
Subject: FW: Ex Sub postmasters meeting ,
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

Sarah Barraclough I Private Secretary to Norman Lamb MP, Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal AffairsI Department
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From: James Withers I GRO i
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 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.

I ran the Cromer branch between 2006 and 2008 before I was accused and promptly shut down. This, I suspect, was due to
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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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