Sodium Valproate: Compensation
Commons · Question 106952 · 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, whether his Department has estimated the lifetime public cost of not compensating individuals with complex disabilities caused by sodium valproate exposure, including costs to the NHS, social care
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 27 Jan 2026
The Department of Health and Social Care has not made an estimate of the lifetime public cost of not compensating individuals affected by in‑utero exposure to sodium valproate, including potential costs to the National health Service, social care services...