Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

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Answering body

Department of Health and Social Care

Tabled

20 Feb 2026

Target answer date

24 Feb 2026

Answer

26 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1. 20 Feb 2026

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will publish a formal response to the Hughes report.

2. 24 Feb 2026

   Target answer date

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3. 26 Feb 2026

   Answer published

   The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which sets out options for redress for those harmed by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh. I recently met with the Patient Saf...

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.