Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money from the public purse has been allocated to funding research on myalgic encephalomyelitis since 2010.

Between 2010-11 to 2018-19, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the UK Research Innovation have funded £6,976,001 of research on myalgic encephalomyelitis, also referred to as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

While funding fluctuates in response to projects funded, spend on ME/CFS has remained stable in recent years, ranging from around £700-850,000. Given that funding has remained stable, no assessment has been made about the impact of change in the level of research funding.