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Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2025 to Question 65738 on Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder, if he will make interim payments to valproate families following the end of the pilot project.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
9 Sept 2025
Answer
9 Sept 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2025 to Question 65738 on Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder, if he will make interim payments to valproate families following the end of the pilot project.

  2. 9 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The NHS England-commissioned Fetal Exposure to Medicine Pilot project covers assessment, expert advice, and treatment planning for people impacted by sodium valproate and other anti-seizure medications.On the question of interim payments to valproate fami...

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