Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 18165

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

Tabled: 5 December 2024
Answered: 12 December 2024

Question

Mohammad Yasin

LabourBedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a redress scheme for victims of the Sodium Valproate scandal in line with recommendations in the Hughes Report.

Answer

The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. We will be providing an update to the Patie...

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