Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce a goal of 100 percent compliance by 2028 with the 2021 NICE guideline on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), as part of their delivery plan for ME/CFS.

The content of the myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), delivery plan has not yet been finalised. The responses to the 2023 interim delivery plan consultation, along with continued close engagement with stakeholders, will inform the development of the final ME/CFS delivery plan, which we aim to publish by the end of March. The plan will focus on boosting research, improving attitudes and education, and bettering the lives of people with this debilitating disease.

To support this, we have reconvened the ME/CFS Task and Finish Group, including senior Department and cross-Government officials, ME/CFS specialists, and representatives from NHS England, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the devolved administrations, and ME/CFS charities and organisations, in the development of the final delivery plan for ME/CFS.