Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of Baroness Scott of Bybrook in the House of Lords debate on the National Disability Strategy on 10 February 2022, Official Report, column 1809, what discussions he had with Ministers in his Department on the implementation of a (a) Government review of provision for ME or CFS and (b) national strategy for that disease.

There have been no specific discussions. The Department continues to consider options to improve outcomes for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and their families, including the potential development of a national strategy.