ME AWARENESS WEEK 2014

Early day motion 1328, tabled 12 May 2014 by Annette Brooke (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 20 members.

That this House welcomes ME Awareness Week 2014, which takes place from 11 to 17 May 2014; understands that ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) affects an estimated 250,000 men, women and children in the UK; further welcomes the Action for ME Report, ME Time to Deliver, which found that out of more than 2,000 people with ME/CFS in the UK, around 90 per cent had stopped or reduced paid work as a result of their symptoms, while half had reduced or lost capacity to drive and a quarter were no longer able to leave their home independently; and calls on the Government to improve access to specialist services for those with the condition and information and support for professionals working with sufferers of ME/CFS.

Signatures by party: Labour 8, Liberal Democrat 7, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.