Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 61801

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025

Question

Mr James Frith

LabourBury North

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for distributing interim payments for people affected by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Government is carefully considering the work done 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 dep...

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