Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 100664
Children: Long Covid
Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 7 January 2026
Question
Sarah Bool
Conservative — South Northamptonshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Department has taken to monitor the progress of children whose education has been disrupted by long COVID.
Answer
Olivia BaileyThe department does not hold data on the number of children absent specifically due to long COVID. Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for supportin...
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