Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14674

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

Tabled: 30 June 2026

Answered: 6 July 2026

Question

Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department intends to respond to the Patient Safety Commissioner's call for a decision on a compensation scheme for patients harmed by pelvic mesh and sodium valproate by 16th July 2026

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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