Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14666

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

Tabled: 30 June 2026

Answered: 6 July 2026

Question

Aphra Brandreth

Conservative — Chester South and Eddisbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to meet the deadline set by the Patient Safety Commissioner for the Government to set out its position on a compensation scheme for people harmed by pelvic mesh

Answer

Preet Kaur Gill

The Patient Safety Commissioner wrote to the Prime Minister on 16 June, requesting information regarding internal and cross-Government discussions in relation to the Hughes Report, actions that have been taken beyond the Department, and the future plans r...

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