23rd October meeting update Unfortunately, the APPG’s severe ME inquiry evidence session, scheduled for last Thursday, did not go ahead due to a limited number of MPs being in Parliament that day. We are currently working to rearrange the session to ensure that the evidence session still goes ahead and will share further news on […]
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The APPG on ME met on Wednesday 10 September to open the Group’s enquiry into severe ME. Attendees heard of the devastating impact of severe ME, directly from people with lived experience. The full minutes and presentations are available below. Meeting minutes About the APPG The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) is a
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The APPG held its most recent meeting of the Parliament on Wednesday 14 March. This was the first joint-meeting with the APPG on Long Covid, also Chaired by Jo Platt MP. The Rt Hon Stephen Timms was in attendance for item 1, to outline and discuss the government’s plans to address employment and benefits for
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The APPG held its second meeting of the Parliament on Wednesday 5th March. We were joined at the meeting by two officials from the Department of Health and Social Care, with whom we discussed the upcoming Delivery Plan on ME/CFS. The meeting also covered the APPG priorities for the year ahead. Meeting minutes Contact your
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The next APPG meeting will be held on Wednesday 5th March. Invitations have been sent to all existing members of the APPG. The meeting will focus on the Department of Health and Social Care’s upcoming Delivery Plan on ME/CFS, and on the APPG priorities for the year ahead. Future meetings are likely to focus on
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Date: 17 December 2024 The All-Party Parliamentary Group for ME’s inaugural meeting was held from 5pm – 6.30pm. Meeting summary Following an introduction to ME, provided by Jo Platt MP, Jo Platt MP was then unanimously confirmed in appointment as Chair of the APPG, by the Group . Following this, a discussion was held on the
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Date: 15 November 2023 The All-Party Parliamentary Group for ME met at 2pm to discuss ME research and the DHSC Delivery Plan. Sonya Chowdhury updated the Group on the progress of the DHSC’s consultation, before discussing plans to launch a ‘Parliamentary Champions’ programme to raise the profile of ME in Parliament. The Group also agreed
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Date: 06 February 2024 The fifth Annual General Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ME took place on Tuesday 20th February from 2:30pm – 3:30pm. The AGM was followed by an APPG meeting, which revisited the APPG’s Report ‘Rethinking ME’, considering the action that has been taken by the Department of Health and Social
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Date: 14th June 2023 The All-Party Parliamentary Group meeting for Severe ME took place on 14th June 2023. The meeting included: Read the full minutes:
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Date: 10th May 2023 This was the fourth Annual General Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ME. The AGM was followed by an APPG meeting which included: Read the minutes
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