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Sodium Valproate: Compensation

Commons · Question 106951 · Tabled 20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 27 Jan 2026

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Asked by Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken since 2020 to implement the IMMDS Review recommendations on redress for those harmed by sodium valproate; and if he will publish a timetable for delivery.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 27 Jan 2026

The previous administration accepted seven of the nine recommendations of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, whether in full, in part, or in principle, including issuing an unreserved apology on behalf of the healthcare system, a...