UK Parliament Commons Chamber debate 24th January 2019

Carol Monaghan MP organized a Backbench debate in the UK parliament to discuss the appropriate diagnosis and treatment for ME/CFS patients, and the lack of biomedical research funding. It followed on two debates in 2018 and introduced a motion on "Appropriate ME Treatment", which passed unanimously.

Appropriate M.E. Treatment Motion
The motion debated was;

The motion was passed unanimously.

Supporting MPs

 * Ben Lake, Ceredigion (Plaid Cymru)
 * Nicky Morgan, Loughborough (Conservative)

Government representative

 * Steve Brine, Parliament Undersecretary of State for Health and Social Care (Conservative)

MPs who contributed

 * Sir David Amess, Southend West (Conservative)
 * Adrian Bailey, West Bromwich West (Labour/Co-op)
 * Jim Cunningham, Coventry South (Labour)
 * Dr David Drew, Stroud (Labour/Co-op)
 * Kevin Foster, Torbay (Conservative)
 * Patricia Gibson, North Ayrshire and Arran (SNP)
 * Robert Goodwill, Scarborough and Whitby (Conservative)
 * Justine Greening, Putney (Conservative)
 * Shannon Hodgson, Washington and Sunderland West (Labour)
 * Kelvin Hopkins, Luton North (Independent)
 * Darren Jones, Bristol North West (Labour)
 * Stephen Kerr, Stirling (Conservative)
 * Karen Lee, Lincoln (Labour)
 * Emma Lewell-Buck, South Shields (Labour)
 * Dr Julian Lewis, New Forest East (Conservative)
 * Liz McInnes, Heywood and Middleton (Labour)
 * Dr Matthew Offord, Hendon (Conservative)
 * Stephen Pound, Ealing North (Labour)
 * Jim Shannon, Strangford (DUP)
 * Paula Sherriff, Dewsbury (Labour)
 * Nick Thomas-Symonds, Torfaen (Labour)
 * Liz Twist, Blaydon (Labour)
 * Dr Philippa Whitford, Central Ayrshire (SNP)
 * Mohammad Yasin, Bedford (Labour)

Other MPs in attendance
Over 40 MPs attended the debate, including the 27 MPs who spoke.

News and commentary

 * Background to House of Commons debate on 24 January 2019 - ME Research UK
 * The Debate Is Over - Inaction for ME Is Not An Option - Invest in ME Research
 * Historical parliamentary debate shaped by people with ME - #MEAction
 * Kids being taken into care by medics who refuse to believe ME is real - ME Association
 * Trial by Error: Steve Brine's Troubling Claim in Parliamentary Debate on ME - David Tuller

Learn more

 * Appropriate M.E. Treatment Debate transcript
 * Appropriate M.E. Treatment Debate (video)
 * Research briefing summary