Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111662

Sodium Valproate: Compensation

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 18 February 2026

Question

John Glen

Conservative — Salisbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the devolved nations regarding establishing a UK wide sodium valproate redress scheme.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
Though the Patient Safety Commissioner’s report covered England-only, we recognise that any response by the Government to the recommendations of the Hughes Report in England will likely have implications for the devolved administrations and their constitu...
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