North East Hertfordshire MP Sir Oliver Heald has tabled a parliamentary question and has met Post Office Minister Kevin Hollinrake to press the case for full and final compensation for Mrs Jasvinder Barang. He is one of the MPs campaigning on the Post Office scandal since about 2012 and he spoke in the important debate in 2014 led by James Arbuthnot, now a Lord. This was the first time Post Office Management were seriously challenged. 

He has also attended meetings with postmasters and mistresses and the relevant Select Committee hearings.

His constituent Mrs Jasvinder Barang’s conviction was one of the first to be overturned three years ago and he is now pressing through parliamentary questions for full and final compensation. Mrs Barang took over the Lower Stondon Post Office after the death of her husband.

Commenting Oliver said:

“Mrs Barang suffered a great ordeal and was one of the first postmistresses to have her conviction overturned. Her family have suffered too. It is time she now received her full and final compensation settlement. I have raised this with the Minister in person and by parliamentary questions and hope this will result in urgent action. I also support attempts to speed up justice for others and speedy compensation.”

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