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To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people (a) were diagnosed with and (b) died from myalgic encephalomyelitis in each year since 2005.

Asked by
George Howarth (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 April 2012
Reference
104438; 543 c859W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has commissioned on myalgic encephalomyelitis in the last three years.

Asked by
David Anderson (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 April 2012
Reference
104245; 543 c858W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what programmes his Department has in place to raise medical awareness of myalgic encephalomyelitis.

Asked by
George Howarth (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 April 2012
Reference
104436; 543 c859W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department considers the Perrin Technique to be an efficacious treatment for the symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis; and whether it is available as an NHS treatment.

Asked by
George Howarth (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 April 2012
Reference
104439; 543 c859W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department classifies myalgic encephalomyelitis as a neurological condition.

Asked by
George Howarth (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 April 2012
Reference
104437; 543 c859W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish each paper held by his Department on research evidence on myalgic encephalomyelitis in each of the last 20 years.

Asked by
George Howarth (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 April 2012
Reference
104435; 543 c859W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent on the treatment and care of those with myalgic encephalomyelitis in the last five years; and how much has been spent on research into the condition in that period.

Asked by
Ian Jnr Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 March 2012
Reference
100602; 542 c622W
House
House of Commons
Following the closure of a specialist ME clinic in Bolton, will the Minister review the narrow NICE guidelines on the treatment of ME, so that patients can get the outcomes that work for them, and so that the doctors providing such treatment are not placed at risk of losing their licence?
Asked by
Ian Swales (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Health
Topical questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
21 February 2012
Reference
540 c742
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the results of research published in the online journal BMJ Open into the proportion of school children who have chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME); and what steps he plans to take in response to the finding...

Asked by
Mike Weatherley (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 February 2012
Reference
93326; 540 c140W
House
House of Commons

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 14 November (WA 104), on what scientific basis he states that the majority of claimants with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis do not exhibit complex nervous system signs.

Asked by
Countess of Mar (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 November 2011
Reference
13526; 733 c6WA
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of provision of chronic fatigue specialist services in East Lancashire.

Asked by
Andrew Stephenson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 November 2011
Reference
82400; 536 c584W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many chronic fatigue specialists there are based in East Lancashire.

Asked by
Andrew Stephenson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 November 2011
Reference
81882; 536 c339W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting period is to see a chronic fatigue specialist in (a) East Lancashire and (b) nationally.

Asked by
Andrew Stephenson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 November 2011
Reference
81881; 536 c339W
House
House of Commons

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in view of the fact that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is categorised by the World Health Organisation’s mandatory International Categorisation of Diseases as a neurological disease, why Department for Work and Pensions guidelines define CFS/ME as ““an illness that is characterised by physical and...

Asked by
Countess of Mar (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 November 2011
Reference
13264; 732 c181-2WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in view of the fact that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is classified by the World Health Organisation’s mandatory International Categorisation of Diseases as a neurological disease, and that the Government’s contract with Atos Healthcare requires a qualified doctor to assess employment and support allowance...

Asked by
Countess of Mar (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
14 November 2011
Reference
13265; 732 c104WA
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consideration his Department has given to national commissioning of treatment for patients diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis.

Asked by
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 November 2011
Reference
78252; 534 c743W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to support people living with myalgic encephalomyelitis.

Asked by
Andrew Stephenson (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 September 2011
Reference
70719; 532 c1049W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what definition of myalgic encephalopathy his Department uses; and how it categorises the condition.

Asked by
Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 September 2011
Reference
71237; 532 c1049W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what definition of myalgic encephalopathy his Department uses; and how it categorises the condition.

Asked by
Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 September 2011
Reference
71238; 532 c1004W
House
House of Commons

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether HM Revenue and Customs classify ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) as a mental health condition; and, if so, whether this accords with clinical advice.

Asked by
Countess of Mar (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Notes
Answer received between Monday 25 July and Monday 1 August 2011.
Date
11 August 2011
Reference
11345; 729 c392WA
House
House of Lords