Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of support for people suffering from myalgic encephalomyelitis in (a) South Shields and (b) the North East.

No assessment has been made. Services for people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis are commissioned by local clinical commissioning groups to meet local need, including addressing any shortfalls in provision, taking into account best practice guidance, such as that produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.