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Meeting of the Parliament 08 October 2025

08 Oct 2025 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Bowel Cancer Screening
McArthur, Liam LD Orkney Islands Watch on SPTV

The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-18931, in the name of Edward Mountain, on bowel cancer screening. The debate will be concluded without any question being put.

Motion debated,

That the Parliament congratulates the Scottish Government in taking the lead in bowel cancer screening; understands that Scotland has the most sensitive level of screening in the whole of the UK; notes calls on the Scottish Government to continue to lead the way by working with bowel cancer charities to ensure that Scotland remains at the forefront of UK bowel cancer screening; congratulates all bowel cancer charities on their continued work, and notes that Stoma Aware Day/World Ostomy Day is on 4 October 2025, which, it believes, is vital in continuing to raise awareness.

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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur) LD
The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-18931, in the name of Edward Mountain, on bowel cancer screening. The debate will be c...
Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con) Con
It gives me great pleasure to stand up this evening to congratulate the Scottish Government on leading the way in bowel cancer screening across the United Ki...
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Neil Gray) SNP
Let me say how sorry I am that I cannot be in the chamber to listen to Mr Mountain’s speech in person. I also want to say how grateful I am that he continues...
Edward Mountain Con
I thank the cabinet secretary for that intervention. As I was saying, Scotland is leading in bowel cancer screening. The faecal immunochemical tests that NH...
Jackie Dunbar (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP) SNP
I thank Edward Mountain for bringing the debate to the chamber. Bowel cancer is not a topic that we normally hear being freely discussed, so I thank him not ...
Alexander Stewart (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) Con
I am pleased to speak in support of this crucial issue, and I congratulate my colleague Edward Mountain on bringing the debate to the chamber, and on the cou...
Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab) Lab
I thank Edward Mountain for securing the debate and for his personal contribution to the Government’s achievement. His willingness to share a personal diagno...
Finlay Carson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con) Con
I thank my Conservative colleague and good friend Edward Mountain for bringing up this topic for discussion. My mother had a tumour in her bowel, went throug...
The Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health (Jenni Minto) SNP
I, too, extend my thanks to Edward Mountain for securing the debate and for his on-going efforts to raise awareness of bowel cancer and bowel cancer screenin...