Sodium Valproate: Epilepsy
Commons · Question 107366 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Minister for the Cabinet Office to help tackle the harm caused by sodium valproate to (a) women with epilepsy and (b) their families.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 29 Jan 2026
Everyone who has been harmed from sodium valproate has our deepest sympathies.Action has been taken to minimise the risk associated with valproate to women with epilepsy, and their families. This includes the valproate Pregnancy Prevention Programme, whic...