§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information is held in her Department on the numbers of ME sufferers who are(a) bed-ridden and (b) otherwise housebound; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleNone. The nature of what is increasingly being referred to as chronic fatigue syndrome is not fully understood or defined. Until this is resolved it will not be possible to determine the true incidence or prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome.