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Sodium Valproate: Compensation

Asked by Mohammad YasinLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 12 December 2024UIN 18165

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a redress scheme for victims of the Sodium Valproate scandal in line with recommendations in the Hughes Report.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which set out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh. We will be providing an update to the Patient Safety Commissioner’s report at the earliest opportunity.

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