Question follow-through · 108760

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of long COVID on the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
27 Jan 2026
Target answer date
29 Jan 2026
Answer
2 Mar 2026 · 34 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 27 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of long COVID on the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training.

  2. 29 Jan 2026

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  3. 2 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    No assessment has been made specifically on the potential impact of long COVID on the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training. DWP has commissioned the Right Honourable Alan Milburn to author a report that will seek to unde...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Unemployment: Young People

2 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of long Covid on the number of young people who are not in (a) education, (b) employment and (c) training.

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