In MS Awareness Week 2025, North Wales MS Mark Isherwood has asked the Welsh Government what support they are providing for people with Multiple Sclerosis.
Calling for a Welsh Government Statement on the matter in today’s Business Statement in the Senedd, Mr Isherwood also spoke about the event he will be sponsoring next week to celebrate this year’s MS Awareness Week theme of 'MS Conversations'.
He said:
“I call for a Statement on Welsh Government support for people with Multiple Sclerosis, a progressive neurological condition.
“More than 6,000 people in Wales are living with MS, and almost 300 people are diagnosed with MS in Wales every year. This week is MS Awareness Week 2025, from 28 April to 4 May. Next Wednesday I'm sponsoring an MS Society Cymru lunchtime event to celebrate this year's theme of 'MS Conversations' – What’s it like to live with MS? What services and research are making a difference in Wales today? What else we do need to be doing?
“People living with MS will be on hand to speak about their experiences living with the condition, and MS Society Cymru will showcase new data and new treatments in the pipeline for both forms of MS.”
In her response, the Trefnydd, Jane Hutt MS, thanked Mr Isherwood for highlighting MS Awareness Week.
She added: “I'm sure that Senedd Members will want to attend and engage, and of course the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care will be particularly interested in the MS week, and we will look at any information that we need to share on that.”
