Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 85554
Sodium Valproate: Compensation
Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025
Question
Lizzi Collinge
Labour — Morecambe and Lunesdale
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to update families affected by sodium valproate on compensation following publication of the Hughes Report; and when families should expect to receive details of
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe 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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