MS Awareness Week 2026 (No. 2)

That this House celebrates MS Awareness Week 2026, taking place from 20 to 26 April, and pays tribute to the seven UK charities delivering this year's partnership campaign, the MS Society, MS Trust, MS-UK, MS Together, the Neuro Therapy Network, Shift.MS and Talks with MS; notes that more than 150,000 people in the UK live with multiple sclerosis, a lifelong neurological condition whose symptoms are often invisible, fluctuating and poorly understood; welcomes the 2026 theme of challenging assumptions about MS under the hashtag #MSThinkAgain, informed by a survey of the MS community in which 91 per cent of respondents said that lack of public knowledge contributed to incorrect assumptions and 48 per cent reported that someone had wrongly assumed they could not work because of their condition; recognises the courage of people living with MS and the dedication of their families, carers, clinicians and researchers; and calls on the Government and the public to use the week as an opportunity to pause, listen and learn, and to ensure that people living with MS are treated with the understanding and respect they deserve.