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Covid inquiry to shift focus to pandemic’s impact on children and young people
['Aine Fox', 'Pa Social Affairs Correspondent', 'Jasmine Norden', 'Pa Education Correspondent']
Irish News
It has not been confirmed whether the former prime minister will be called to give evidence as part of the children and young people module, which begins on Monday.
But former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson is thought to be among those due to face a grilling by lawyers in the coming weeks.
The Covid inquiry has previously heard that Sir Gavin will be called to give evidence in this upcoming module.
This latest module will focus on the pandemic’s impact on children and young people across the four nations of the UK.
She told the PA news agency: “Those children who were already vulnerable before the pandemic have been hit the hardest.