Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112853
Surgical Mesh Implants and Sodium Valproate: Compensation
Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Dr Caroline Johnson
Conservative — Sleaford and North Hykeham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full time equivalent civil servants are working on his Department's response to the Hughes Report: Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7 Februar
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedCivil servants often contribute to a range of policy areas within the Department, therefore it is not possible to provide specific staff numbers for those that are exclusively working on the Department’s response to the Hughes Report.