Written questions

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...