Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 67709
Sodium Valproate: Research
Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 28 July 2025
Question
Rachel Gilmour
Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to establish a ring-fenced research fund for studying the reproductive safety of sodium valproate.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe Department, through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), commissions a range of research to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes. For example, the NIHR is currently funding a £2.7 million award which aims to improve outcomes, fo...
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