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.[1][2] It followed on two debates in 2018 and introduced a motion on "Appropriate ME Treatment", which passed unanimously.
Appropriate M.E. Treatment Motion[edit | edit source]
The motion debated was;
That this House calls on the Government to provide increased funding for biomedical research for the diagnosis and treatment of ME, supports the suspension of Graded Exercise Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy as means of treatment, supports updated training of GPs and medical professionals to ensure that they are equipped with clear guidance on the diagnosis of ME and appropriate management advice to reflect international consensus on best practice, and is concerned about the current trends of subjecting ME families to unjustified child protection procedures.
The motion was passed unanimously.[1][3][4]
Supporting MPs[edit | edit source]
- Ben Lake, Ceredigion (Plaid Cymru)
- Nicky Morgan, Loughborough (Conservative)[1]
Government representative[edit | edit source]
- Steve Brine, Parliament Undersecretary of State for Health and Social Care (Conservative)
MPs who contributed[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
Over 40 MPs attended the debate, including the 27 MPs who spoke.[3]
News and commentary[edit | edit source]
- 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[5] - David Tuller
Learn more[edit | edit source]
- Appropriate M.E. Treatment Debate transcript
- Appropriate M.E. Treatment Debate (video)
- Research briefing summary
See also[edit | edit source]
- UK Parliament Grand Committee Room debate 21st June 2018
- NICE guidelines
- NHS
- Primer for journalists
- Graded exercise therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hansard | UK Parliament (January 24, 2019). "Appropriate ME Treatment | 24 January 2019 Volume 653". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ↑ UK Parliament (January 24, 2019). "Appropriate ME Treatment UK Parliament debate. Jan 24th 2019". YouTube | #MEAction UK.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 #MEAction (January 25, 2019). "Historic Parliamentary Debate Shaped by People with ME". #MEAction. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ↑ UK Parliament (January 2019). "Research briefing summary | Appropriate ME Treatment". Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ↑ Tuller, David (January 28, 2018). "Trial By Error: Steve Brine's Troubling Claim in Parliamentary Debate on ME". Virology blog. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
