Jan 20, 2024

Fujitsu: MPs seek details on public sector contracts with IT firm

The Treasury and HMRC are among 21 public sector organisations being asked by MPs to reveal details of any contracts handed to Fujitsu after the Post Office computer system scandal. The MPs are seeking details about any contracts awarded to Fujitsu Services Limited or other Fujitsu Global-owned entities. Harriett Baldwin, who chairs the Treasury Committee, said the public outcry was entirely justified, adding that she spoke for the whole Committee "When I express my horror at the injustices the victims faced" and said Fujitsu had questions to answer. The UK government continued to award billions of pounds worth of public contracts to Fujitsu even after information about the scandal involving Horizon emerged. Cabinet Office Minister Alex Burghart has said the technology firm had written to his department to say that it would not bid for public contracts while the public inquiry was ongoing.

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