Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 32003

Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

Tabled: 21 February 2025

Answered: 28 February 2025

Named Day

Question

Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour Party — Belfast South and Mid Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a national redress scheme for (a) mothers and (b) children living with fetal valproate syndrome.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. We will be providing an update to the Patie...

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