Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112278
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026
Question
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle of Wight East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to introduce a redress scheme for women affected by (a) vaginal mesh and (b) sodium valporate.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe Department continues to take forward work to explore redress for those affected by pelvic mesh and sodium valproate, which includes recommendations made by the Patient Safety Commissioner in the Hughes Report. We recognise the importance of these issu...
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