Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 122692

Migraines: Employment

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 27 March 2026

Question

Bob Blackman

ConservativeHarrow East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people living with migraine will be considered in the delivery of policies to support people with long-term conditions to remain in or return to work.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Government recognises the substantial economic and NHS burden of migraine, which costs the economy roughly £8.8 billion to £12 billion annually, driven heavily by lost productivity. Three million workdays are lost annually due to migraine and there ar...

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