Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish a response to the The Hughes Report: Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7 February 2024; and when they expect redress schemes to be approved for sodium valproate and pelvic mesh.

The Government is carefully considering the valuable work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and the resulting Hughes Report, which sets out options for redress for those harmed by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh. The Minister for Health Innovation and Patient Safety recently met with the Patient Safety Commissioner to provide an update on the ongoing health initiatives led by the Department regarding sodium valproate and pelvic mesh. Though a decision to provide financial compensation has not yet been made, the Government is determined to make meaningful progress on this area.