Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106950

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

Bob Blackman

ConservativeHarrow East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of establishing a dedicated, no-fault compensation scheme for individuals harmed by sodium valproate exposure, in the context of the recom

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Department has not yet undertaken an assessment of the feasibility of establishing a dedicated, no-fault compensation scheme for individuals harmed by sodium valproate exposure, in the context of the recommendations of the Independent Medicines and Me...

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