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Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

Commons · Question 129788 · Tabled 24 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Allison Gardner

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on compensating people with pelvic mesh injury sufferers; and what his planned timeline is for delivering that compensation.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 29 Apr 2026

The Government is carefully considering the work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out recommendations for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh.The Government has deep sympathy for all those affected and re...