Long Covid and ME/CFS
Commons · Question 10994 · Tabled 24 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Tessa Munt
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made with the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the potential impact of (a) ME and (b) long covid on economic growth.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 30 Oct 2024
No assessment has been made on the impact of myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and long COVID on economic growth. However, the Government recognises that long-term sickness continues to be the most common reason f...