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Sodium Valproate: Compensation

Commons · Question 57219 · Tabled 4 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Jun 2025

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Asked by Sharon Hodgson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason (a) Valproate redress and (b) interim payments are delayed.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 11 Jun 2025

The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex area of work, involving s...