All-Party Parliamentary Group on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

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The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (APPG) is a British group of backbench members of parliament, from all political parties and from Houses of Commons and Lords, who meet to discuss ME.[1]

Carol Monaghan MP revived the APPG on ME in February 2020; it had previously closed in 2017.[2]

APPG Focus[edit | edit source]

The APPG for ME agreed to focus on the following key topics:

In addition:

  • Producing a key report on issues impacting ME sufferers[3]

APPG members[edit | edit source]

The first meeting since the 2019 general election was held in February 2020, and arranged by Carol Monaghan MP.[2]

Officer's Roles[edit | edit source]

The following people were also reported as attending the first meeting:

Other members[edit | edit source]

APPG members who did not attend the first meeting include:

A list of APPG members has not been published yet.

Previous APPG members[edit | edit source]

All APPGs need to be restarted parliament is dissolved for a general election, and must be restarted after; meaning that the groups change after every election.[7]

The previous group, which ended in 2017,[1] was co-chaired by Sir Peter Bottomley MP and Lady Countess of Mar. The group was supported by Action for ME, the ME Association, ME Research UK, Association of Young People with ME, Tymes Trust, the ME Trust, reMEmber, the 25% ME Group, Invest in ME, and Blue Ribbon Awareness for ME (BRAME).[8] Secretariat was provided by Action for ME and the ME Association.[9]

Publications & Announcements[edit | edit source]

Learn more[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Forward-ME (July 2017). "Minutes of the Meeting held at the House of Lords, Tuesday 11 July 2017, 2pm". www.forward-me.org.uk. Retrieved February 14, 2020. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 #MEAction (January 12, 2020). "New APPG on ME for the UK - Meeting". #MEAction. Retrieved February 14, 2020. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Shepherd, Charles (February 19, 2020). "Statement: What's next for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ME?". The ME Association. Retrieved February 21, 2020. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. Association, M. E. (January 14, 2020). "Excellent meeting this afternoon to re-establish the APPG on ME. Around 30 MPs and staffers in attendance with no shortage of offers to take on officer roles. So full steam ahead with plans to set up a series of meetings to investigate areas of concern (1/2)pic.twitter.com/y9P11rFAl4". @MEAssociation. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  5. MP  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Carol Monaghan (January 14, 2020). "Delighted to have such broad cross-party support for the re-establishment of the APPG on ME. We will be pressing for better treatment programmes for those living with #ME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitispic.twitter.com/pn3vTPOQDT". @CMonaghanSNP. Retrieved February 14, 2020. no-break space character in |last= at position 4 (help)
  6. Haigh, Louise (January 23, 2020). "I am! I just couldn't make their first meeting". @LouHaigh. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  7. "All-Party Parliamentary Groups". UK Parliament. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  8. APPG on ME: Officers & Members (September 2016)
  9. Action for ME: APPG on ME