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Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

Commons · Question 68314 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timeline is for publishing a Government response to the Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Jul 2025

The Government is carefully considering the work 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 Departme...