The international tech firm, which is under intense scrutiny, was awarded around £1.4bn worth of deals since a 2019 High Court ruling concluding there had been numerous bugs and errors in its Horizon IT system.
More than £2bn worth of contracts were agreed before 2019 and remained active in the following period, the Commons Treasury Committee said.
The committee - which examines Treasury expenditure and policy - wrote to organisations last month including HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE) demanding details of their agreements with Fujitsu.
MPs called for the revelation of contracts after the boss of Fujitsu in Europe admitted that staff knew of faults in Horizon as far back as 1999.
The committee reported all three spent considerable sums with Fujitsu Services Ltd or Fujitsu Global-owned entities
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The committee had asked them whether Fujitsu’s role in the Horizon scandal was considered during the tendering process and if they thought about ending the deals in light of the controversy.
It said the only response received was about a possible termination from the FCA which confirmed it considered closing a contract with the firm due to poor performance but decided to keep its services.
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The international tech firm, which is under intense scrutiny, was awarded around £1.4bn worth of deals since a 2019 High Court ruling concluding there had been numerous bugs and errors in its Horizon IT system.
The committee - which examines Treasury expenditure and policy - wrote to organisations last month including HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE) demanding details of their agreements with Fujitsu.
The committee had asked them whether Fujitsu’s role in the Horizon scandal was considered during the tendering process and if they thought about ending the deals in light of the controversy.
Chairwoman of the committee and Tory MP Harriett Baldwin said she “hopes this will aid transparency and scrutiny around the role of Fujitsu as a public sector supplier”.
The spotlight is on Fujitsu following the ITV drama Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, which depicted how hundreds of subpostmasters and subpostmistresses were wrongly held responsible for accounting errors in the faulty software developed by the company.
Rishi Sunak announced that a new law would be introduced to exonerate and compensate those caught up in the Horizon scandal and that those who were part of the group litigation order against the Post Office would also be eligible for an upfront payment of £75,000.
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