Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 122692
Migraines: Employment
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 27 March 2026
Question
Bob Blackman
Conservative — Harrow 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 JohnsonThe 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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