Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 101257

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Research

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Alison Hume

LabourScarborough and Whitby

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department intends to incorporate recent developments on ME genetics and biological mechanisms, such as the findings of the LOCOME project, into NIHR research priorities.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR and the Medical Research Council (MRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, are committed to funding high-quality research...

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