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Sodium Valproate: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on providing financial compensation to people affected by in-utero exposure to sodium valproate.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
21 Oct 2025
Target answer date
23 Oct 2025
Answer
3 Nov 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on providing financial compensation to people affected by in-utero exposure to sodium valproate.

  2. 23 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Nov 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...

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