Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111713
Sodium Valproate: Children
Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 18 February 2026
Question
Cat Smith
Labour — Lancaster and Wyre
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of children who have (a) been harmed by sodium valproate use during pregnancy and (b) received a diagnosis of Foetal Valproate Spectrum.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe Department does not hold information regarding the number of children that have been harmed by sodium valproate use during pregnancy, or those who have received a diagnosis of foetal valproate spectrum.The National Disease Registration Service in NHS ...
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