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Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

Commons · Question 70365 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2025

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Asked by Sharon Hodgson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2025 to Question 65738 on Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder, if he will make interim payments to valproate families following the end of the pilot project.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 9 Sep 2025

The NHS England-commissioned Fetal Exposure to Medicine Pilot project covers assessment, expert advice, and treatment planning for people impacted by sodium valproate and other anti-seizure medications.On the question of interim payments to valproate fami...