Sodium Valproate: Compensation
Commons · Question 106950 · Tabled 20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of establishing a dedicated, no-fault compensation scheme for individuals harmed by sodium valproate exposure, in the context of the recom
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 27 Jan 2026
The Department has not yet undertaken an assessment of the feasibility of establishing a dedicated, no-fault compensation scheme for individuals harmed by sodium valproate exposure, in the context of the recommendations of the Independent Medicines and Me...