Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 60053
Sodium Valproate: Compensation
Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Question
Cat Smith
Labour — Lancaster and Wyre
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of providing interim payments for people avoidably harmed by Sodium Valproate.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe Government is carefully considering the work by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue involving input from different Government departme...
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