ME/CFS: Research
Commons · Question 111467 · Tabled 6 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
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
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 17 Feb 2026
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...