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Question for Department for Business and Trade

UIN 44153, tabled on 3 April 2025

Question

Dr Marie Tidball
Labour
Penistone and Stocksbridge
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure patients affected by Essure products receive financial compensation.

Answer

Justin Madders
Labour
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Commons

Answered on

8 April 2025

Manufacturers can generally be held liable for any harm caused by a defective product under Part 1 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, but claims must be brought within 10 years of the product being supplied.

NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence and other claims against the NHS in England. NHS Resolution has confirmed that there is no specific NHS compensation scheme for such claims or any group action against the NHS relating to Essure.

NHS Resolution’s website gives some general advice for claimants wishing to make a claim for clinical negligence.

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