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Sodium Valproate: Compensation

Commons · Question 63540 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Sharon Hodgson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to respond to the Hughes Report before 23 July 2025.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 9 Jul 2025

The Government is carefully considering the work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue involving input from different Government dep...