Children: Terminal Illnesses
Commons · Question 348 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of a life-threatening or terminal illness on children’s school attendance, attainment and wellbeing, whether they are the affected child or their sibling.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 22 May 2026
The department recognises that a life‑threatening or terminal illness can have a significant impact on children’s attendance, attainment and wellbeing, both for those directly affected and for their siblings.The department does not hold specific data on t...