Westminster M.E. Debate Northern Ireland MPs

Westminster M.E. Debate Northern Ireland MPs

 

Sincere thanks to Adam Broderick @Broken Battery for capturing this short clip from the Westminster Debate on #ME on 19th November 2025.

👉 Watch Jim Shannon MP's contribution Here

 

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The charity contacted all Northern Ireland MPs last week to inform them of the debate and to request representation for our Northern Ireland M.E. community. 

We are grateful to Jim Shannon MP and Carla Lockhart MP for attending. 

Transcript of Jim Shannon’s speech below, calling for #ME research in Queen's University Belfast and highlighting the facts- 

• Northern Ireland remains without an M.E. Clinical Lead, 
• No specialist services 
• No commissioned care pathways, despite rising numbers of people meeting the criteria for M.E. 

 

I commend the hon. Lady on bringing this debate forward. In Northern Ireland, the figures for ME have unfortunately risen from 7,500 to 12,500 in the past few years. 

We have no clinical lead, no specialist services and no commission care pathways. 

We need research. Queen’s University Belfast is really good with research partnerships. Does the hon. Lady agree we should spend the money on research and find the cure? 

It has been said that the cure for cancer will come in 10 years’ time. The cure for ME could come too if research money were put into it.

 

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Full debate YouTube video by Adam Broderick Here

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Hansard ME Debate transcript. Here

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20/11/2025