Health: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Lord Skelmersdale Excerpts

Monday 8th November 2010 Lords Chamber

[Earl Howe]

My Lords, the noble Baroness has put her finger on it. On a precautionary basis, even though the risk is considered low to those with CFS/ME when they are without symptoms, it was considered appropriate to exclude them permanently from being blood donors in case it affected their own health.

[Lord Skelmersdale]

My Lords, my noble friend gave us the figure for total research into CFS/ME. How much was for biological research as opposed to psychiatric research?

[Earl Howe]

My Lords, I am afraid I cannot give that figure as it is not in my brief, but I will write to my noble friend.