Written questions

ME/CFS: Research

2026-06-24 · Department of Health and Social Care · 13300 · Official question

Tom Morrison

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether current strategic prioritisation for ME research is proportionate to the disease burden.

Answer

The Department has not made a specific assessment of whether the strategic prioritisation for research into myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), is proportionate to the disease burden. However, we recognise that this...