Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 57219

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

LabourWashington and Gateshead South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason (a) Valproate redress and (b) interim payments are delayed.

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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