Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many employees in her Department work on matters related to covid-19.
In March 2022, there were approximately 185 employees working in COVID-19 specific teams.
From the end of March 2022, related COVID-19 work has been spread across several teams within the Department. The information on how many employees work on matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.