Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 107356
Sodium Valproate: Compensation
Tabled: 21 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026
Question
Bob Blackman
Conservative — Harrow East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing financial compensation to people harmed by sodium valproate by using the same compensation process as for thalidomide survivors.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe Department’s consideration of the Hughes Report’s recommendations for redress for those harmed by sodium valproate will include comparison with the compensation process for thalidomide survivors. However, this is a complex, cross-Government policy are...
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