Question follow-through · 45253
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consultation process has been followed with devolved nations in preparation for the Government's response to the Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 8 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 23 Apr 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consultation process has been followed with devolved nations in preparation for the Government's response to the Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024.
22 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Apr 2025
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. This is a complex area of work, involving s...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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