Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111467

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Research

Tabled: 6 February 2026
Answered: 17 February 2026

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the MRS has made in delivering mechanistic research into ME/CFS.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
We do not know what ‘MRS’ refers to in this context. The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). A limited amount of mechanistic research is funded through the NIHR, but the majority of mechanistic res...

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