Question follow-through · 94618
ME/CFS: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the current strategic approach to ME/CFS research; and whether his Department plans to develop a coordinated national research strategy for the condition.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 25 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 1 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the current strategic approach to ME/CFS research; and whether his Department plans to develop a coordinated national research strategy for the condition.
27 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Dec 2025
Answer published
We have outlined our strategy to support myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), research in the ME/CFS Final Delivery Plan published in July. These steps include a research showcase event, a new funding opportunity for...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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