Sodium Valproate: Children
Commons · Question 111713 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Cat Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of children who have (a) been harmed by sodium valproate use during pregnancy and (b) received a diagnosis of Foetal Valproate Spectrum.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 18 Feb 2026
The Department does not hold information regarding the number of children that have been harmed by sodium valproate use during pregnancy, or those who have received a diagnosis of foetal valproate spectrum.The National Disease Registration Service in NHS ...