Contract for faulty software that led to Post Office Horizon scandal was 'fatally flawed', says former minister
The inquiry also heard there were "significant disagreements" between the Labour government's departments involved in Horizon's future, which originally included the development of a new benefit payment card for the Department for Social Security.
In his witness statement, he noted that it had been made "very clear" that cancelling would have major repercussions for the UK's relationship, not only with Fujitsu, a big investor at the time, but also with other Japanese multinationals like Nissan and Toyota who operated UK car plants.
Mr Byers said he did not recall any significant concerns about technical issues with Horizon being flagged during the remainder of his time as secretary of state. He was also asked about what he understood at the time to be the key lessons learned from the scandal.
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