Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department's review on workforce participation will include an understanding of the potential effect of (a) NHS waiting lists and (b) Long Covid on labour supply.

The review will identify and understand the barriers preventing people from joining the workforce and/or resulting in people leaving the workforce early. People with health conditions are a key focus of the review.

This review will build on the government’s existing package of support to help people with health conditions to start, stay and succeed in work.