Question follow-through · 11622
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Hughes Report, what estimate he has made of the timescale for the relevant department to reach conclusions and decisions on the report's recommendations.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 22 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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- Sodium Valproate: Compensation · 1 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
22 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Hughes Report, what estimate he has made of the timescale for the relevant department to reach conclusions and decisions on the report's recommendations.
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government extends its deepest sympathies to all those affected by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh, and recognises the profound, life‑changing impact these harms have had on individuals and their families. We know that for many, the consequences are ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Sodium Valproate: Compensation
1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has costed compensation for victims of sodium valproate.