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Sodium Valproate: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a redress scheme for victims of the Sodium Valproate scandal in line with recommendations in the Hughes Report.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
5 Dec 2024
Target answer date
9 Dec 2024
Answer
12 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a redress scheme for victims of the Sodium Valproate scandal in line with recommendations in the Hughes Report.

  2. 9 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. We will be providing an update to the Patie...

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