Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Edward O'Hara (Labour), on Wednesday, 26 February 1992, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 97 members in total.
MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS
That this House notes the statement of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health that myalgic encephalomyelitis is 'a debilitating and distressing disease affecting many thousands of people'; regrets therefore the entry in the recently published Disability Living Allowance Handbook, which suggests that myalgic encephalomyelitis may be 'all in the mind' and that many, if not most, myalgic encephalomyelitis sufferers will have no new need of benefits; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Health to (i) arrange for the current Disability Living Allowance Handbook text to be corrected immediately to reflect the seriously disabling nature of myalgic encephalomyelitis and the latest scientific knowledge, (ii) send out to the medical profession authoritative information about myalgic encephalomyelitis and (iii) fund from the Department of Health budget research into the physical causes of myalgic encephalomyelitis and possible treatments.
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- Early day motion
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- 759
- Session
- 1991-92
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- Disability living allowance ME/CFS Invalidity benefits
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