Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 115057

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

Tabled: 23 February 2026

Answered: 5 March 2026

Question

Saqib Bhatti

Conservative — Meriden and Solihull East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a national redress scheme for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which sets out options for redress for those harmed by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue, and the Go...

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