Question reference: S6W-00311
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 1 June 2021
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many women (a) have received private mesh-removal surgery and (b) would be eligible for reimbursement under its proposed legislation.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold any official information about the number of persons who may have undergone mesh removal surgery privately in the past and as a consequence, cannot confirm how many people may be eligible for reimbursement under the proposed legislation. The Government believes at the moment that there may be a very limited number of persons who have arranged such surgery in the past. If the Parliament approves the legislation that the Government plans to propose, arrangements will be made and publicised to allow for potentially eligible persons to apply for reimbursement.