Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with the Office for National Statistics on the potential merits of consulting (a) patients, (b) carers, (c) academics, (d) clinicians and (e) devolved Administrations on the design of long covid survey questions.

No. The design of surveys is the responsibility of the ONS which is operationally independent and accountable to Parliament.