Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 85554

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025

Question

Lizzi Collinge

LabourMorecambe 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 Ahmed
The 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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