Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to allocate funding to provide compensation to people affected by injuries caused by surgical mesh; and if he will make a statement.

We recognise that a small but significant number of people have suffered from some very severe complications as a result of procedures using surgical mesh. Surgical procedures using mesh devices have provided an effective form of treatment in many cases it can be far less invasive than alternative surgical procedures and, unfortunately, there are risks associated with most medical interventions.

Compensation is normally provided on the basis of clinical negligence. There are no plans to allocate funding for further compensation.