Written question asked by Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 9 March 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 March 2022. It was answered by Lord Kamall (Conservative) on Monday, 21 March 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
ME/CFS: Children and Young People
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of (1) children, and (2) young people, who have been diagnosed as having myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).
- Answer
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No specific assessment has been made. However, recent data from the UK Biobank estimates that there are over 240,000 adults aged between 40 and 69 years old in England with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The number of children and young people diagnosed with ME is unknown.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL6825
- Session
- 2021-22
- Subjects
- Children ME/CFS Young people
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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