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Lord Londesborough (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 March 2026

Debate

Migraine Care: 10-year Health Plan

Contribution

I thank the Minister for engaging on a subject that has been raised just once in this House since 1961—which is extraordinary, as we have 10 million migraine sufferers in the UK, more than half of whom have no diagnosis or access to preventive medication. Migraines cost the wider economy more than £10 billion per annum in lost productivity and tax revenues, with hundreds of thousands of capable people unable to work due to lack of treatment, so does the Minister agree that there is a compelling economic as well as compassionate argument for better GP training, more neurologists and including migraine in the NHS Pharmacy First scheme?

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