Paul Scully
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 56 |
| Date of birth | April 29,1968 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Rugby District |
| United Kingdom | |
| Nationality | British |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Job | Politician |
| Official site | members.parliament.uk |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2015 | |
| Education | University of Reading |
| Prime minist | Rishi Sunak |
| Previous position | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business of the United Kingdom (2020–2022) |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 402417 |
Paul Scully Life story
Paul Stuart Scully is a British politician serving as Minister for London since February 2020 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy since October 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served as the Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam since 2015.
Tube driver suspended over pro-Palestinian chant
... " The chant was criticised by minister for London Paul Scully who said Tube staff should " focus on the day job" and warned against stoking tension in the capital...
Ulez: 171 reports of vandalised cameras logged by Met Police in two weeks
... MP for Sutton and Cheam and London minister Paul Scully has written to Mr Khan urging him to remove the Ulez camera in front of the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton, which has been targeted by vandals...
What are semiconductors and how are they used?
... Technology minister Paul Scully said: " Properly engaging and listening to the experts at the heart of researching, designing and producing semiconductors is essential if we re serious about growing our domestic sector, protecting our national security, and unleashing rapid innovation across the British economy...
UK porn age checks raise privacy concerns
... Tech minister Paul Scully admitted " no bit of legislation is ever going to be perfect" but said it was " flexible"...
The climate change-denying TikTok post that won't go away
... Paul Scully MP, the minister for technology and the digital economy, told the BBC that the government s proposed would guarantee that the responsibility of social media platforms to tackle disinformation was " taken seriously"...
Paul Scully fails to make London mayor shortlist
...By Tim DonovanPolitical Editor, BBC LondonLondon MP and government minister Paul Scully has failed to make the shortlist to become the Conservative candidate to fight the city s next mayoral contest...
Technology minister urges caution on AI 'Terminator' warnings
...By Chris VallanceTechnology reporterTech minister Paul Scully has warned so-called " Terminator-style" risks to humanity from artificial intelligence (AI) should not be highlighted at the expense of the good it can do...
Post Office scandal victims victims to get more money
... The Postal Affairs Minister, Paul Scully, announced in March that this group would be put on a level pegging to other victims in this scandal, but it has taken months to lay out the process for that to take place, after years of fighting to prove their innocence...
Post Office scandal victims victims to get more money
More Than 500 subpostmasters wrongly suspected or accused of taking money by the Post Office are to get an interim payment worth around £40,000 each.
They were all affected by faulty software which made it look like money was missing from their branches.
Despite winning £43m in compensation in 2019, The Group 's funds were swallowed up due to a " no win, no fee" agreement.
Many have been left with no financial resources, while being excluded from other Post Office compensation schemes.
The Postal Affairs Minister, Paul Scully , announced in March that this group would be put on A Level pegging to other victims in this scandal, but it has taken months to lay out The Process for that to take place, after years of fighting to prove their innocence.
Now Mr Scully says an interim payment of compensation totalling £19. 5m will be paid until a final agreement is reached, which He Said he hopes would go some way to helping many postmasters who are still facing hardships.
Some of this group had been given wrongful criminal convictions and so are entitled to separate higher payouts, but the majority who lost their jobs, their businesses and their livelihoods have So Far been excluded.
The payout has brought relief of a kind to many within The Group , after mounting frustration as they felt strung along by promises from The Minister without any details.
The Minister says the latest payments will be made within weeks, but it's not a final amount yet.
A Post Office spokesperson said that The Chief executive of the Post Office , Nick Need, had been urging the government to take action on this for some time, and that " Ensuring full, fair and final compensation for all Horizon Scandal victims is a priority as we put right the wrongs of The Past . "
There was also more information about progress for those who have had their convictions overturned. Despite having their names cleared, no final settlements have been reached.
Many are old, and plenty are still struggling financial after decades of bankruptcy for A Crime they were Not Guilty of.
Legal teams had been at such loggerheads on How To financially quantify the impact of this scandal that a neutral party has been appointed to come up with a suggestion.
Mr Scully has announced that former Supreme Court Judge Lord Dyson is expected to make an announcement by The End of July .
Source of news: bbc.com
