§ Lord Bleaseasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish the known number of patients in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland who are currently diagnosed as having Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME).
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Baroness Denton of Wakefield)The number of people in the UK currently diagnosed as having Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, a condition being increasingly referred to as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, is not known.
§ Lord Bleaseasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish details of the proposals they have for establishing in Northern Ireland a ME clinic to undertake up-to-date diagnostic services, 99WA advice and treatment relevant to illness caused by persistent virus disease.
§ Baroness Denton of WakefieldThere are no proposals at present to establish a ME Clinic in Northern Ireland.