§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what record his Department holds of the number of people in the United Kingdom who are diagnosed as having myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome and who are in receipt of disability living allowance. [16139]
§ Mr. Andrew MitchellThe information is not available in the format requested. The number of people in receipt of disability living allowance at 30 November 1995, where the main disabling condition is shown as chronic fatigue syndrome, including myalgic encephalomyelitis, is estimated to be 7,400.
Source:
Analytical Services Division—based on a 5 per cent. sample of cases resident in Great Britain and a 100 per cent. sample of cases in Northern Ireland.