Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 109195
Long Covid
Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 6 February 2026
Question
Jo Platt
Labour (Co-op) — Leigh and Atherton
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will consider recognising Long Covid as an occupational disease.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Department is advised by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC), an independent scientific body, on the changes to the list of occupational diseases for which Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit can be paid.IIAC has published Command Pape...
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