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Department for Business
Innovation & Skills
Edward Davey MP
Minister
Relations
Consum
Alan Bates Our ref: : 201658
masters Alliance
booeeeneenneeeneeneed ‘ May 2010
Thank you for your letter of 20 May, requesting a meeting to discuss the Post
Office Horizon system.
Since 2001, when the Royal Mail (which includes Post Office Ltd (POL)) was
set up as a public limited company with the Government as its only shareholder,
Government has adopted an arm's length relationship with the company so that
it has the commercial freedom to run its business operations without
interference from the shareholder.
The integrity of the Post Office Horizon system is an operational and contractual
matter for POL and not Government, whilst I do appreciate your concerns and
those of the Alliance members, I do not believe a meeting would serve any
useful purpose.
EDWARD DAVEY
1 Victoria Street, London SW1H OET
www.bis.gov.uk
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