Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 46610

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Research

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of funding research into the (a) causes of and (b) potential cures for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
As indicated in the interim delivery plan for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), the Government is keen to increase and improve research in this area. ME/CFS can have a devastating effect on the lives of those who suffer from it,...

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