Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 84530

Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder: Compensation

Tabled: 22 October 2025

Answered: 6 November 2025

Question

Anna Sabine

Liberal Democrat — Frome and East Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of compensating (a) people and (b) families of people with Foetal Valproate Syndrome.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The Government is carefully considering the work by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue involving input from different Government departme...

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