Question follow-through · 22181
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to establish the independent two-stage redress scheme recommended by the Hughes Report, including financial compensation for those harmed by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to establish the independent two-stage redress scheme recommended by the Hughes Report, including financial compensation for those harmed by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2026
Answer published
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 14 July to Question 16121.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis
4 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Cancer Plan for England, published on 4 February 2026, in which areas is the proactive approach to identifying people at greatest risk of pancreatic cancer currently