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...