We are delighted to announce that Jo Platt MP has agreed to be put forward to Chair the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on ME. The APPG's inaugural meeting will take place on Tuesday 17 December, from 5pm – 6:30pm.
The agenda of the meeting will be as follows:
17:00 – Welcome
17:10 – Election of Chair
17:15 – Election of Members
17:20 – Agree APPG purpose
17:40 – Priorities for the year ahead
18:00 – Any other business
18:30 – Close
We have already contacted every MP to encourage them to attend the meeting but have also developed a template for you to send to your local MP, also requesting their attendance. This is available on the APPG’s website, here.
If you are unsure on who your local MP is and how to contact them, you can use this tool, available on the Parliament website.
Communication of the APPG's activities
As previously mentioned, we want to ensure that the work of the APPG has the most impact it can for people affected by ME. This includes ensuring that its activities and purpose are clearly communicated and done so to an appropriate level of detail.
We will therefore be providing a detailed summary of each APPG meeting, clearly laying out what was discussed and any relevant actions that are developed. This will be provided alongside the official minutes, and all will be shared via social media, and made available on the APPG's website.
How you can support the APPG's work
To further support the APPG, we will continue to provide templates for you to invite your local MP to attend meetings, in advance, to further spread awareness of ME within Parliament. These templates will again, be shared across social media and on the APPG's website.
A thank you
We are excited to work closely with Jo and the rest of the APPG's Members and Officers, moving forwards and would like to thank everyone who has helped get the APPG running once again.