Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 8 April 2025.

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Photo of Marie Tidball Marie Tidball Labour, Penistone and Stocksbridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish a response to the Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024.

Photo of Marie Tidball Marie Tidball Labour, Penistone and Stocksbridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to establish a redress scheme for people harmed by sodium valproate.

Photo of Ashley Dalton Ashley Dalton The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care

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. This is a complex area of work, involving several Government departments, and it is important that we get this right. We will be providing an update to the Patient Safety Commissioner’s report at the earliest opportunity.

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