HC Deb 01 July 2003 vol 408 c226W
16. Mr. Tom Clarke

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on the conclusion of the Donaldson Report on myalgic encephalitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. [122434]

Dr. Ladyman

On May 12 we announced £8.5 million for the development of services with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalitis. We asked the Medical Research Council to develop a research strategy for advancing biomedical and health services research on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalitis, subsequently published on 1 May. These actions will improve treatment and care for people with this debilitating condition.