Question follow-through · 61133
Sodium Valproate: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Treasury on (a) the Hughes Report and the recommendations for valproate, (b) redress for those harmed by sodium valproate.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 19 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 25 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Treasury on (a) the Hughes Report and the recommendations for valproate, (b) redress for those harmed by sodium valproate.
25 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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25 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Government is carefully considering the work by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. This is a complex issue involving input from different Government departme...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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