Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 51502

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 16 May 2025

Question

James Naish

Labour — Rushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the absence of a (a) compensation and (b) redress scheme on the (i) long-term planning and (ii) care provision for families

Answer

Ashley Dalton
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. This is a complex area of work, involving s...
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