Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
Commons · Question 112278 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to introduce a redress scheme for women affected by (a) vaginal mesh and (b) sodium valporate.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 23 Feb 2026
The Department continues to take forward work to explore redress for those affected by pelvic mesh and sodium valproate, which includes recommendations made by the Patient Safety Commissioner in the Hughes Report. We recognise the importance of these issu...