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The Presiding Officer (Kenneth Gibson) NPA

The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S7M-00100, in the name of Patricia Gibson, on world pre-eclampsia day, 22 May 2026. The de...

Patricia Gibson (Cunninghame South) (SNP) SNP

Presiding Officer—Inaudible.

The Presiding Officer NPA

Sorry—you have not got your card in your console. Can you start again, please?

Patricia Gibson SNP

My apologies, Presiding Officer.I am delighted to have secured the very first members’ business debate in this session of Parliament, and I thank all members...

The Presiding Officer NPA

We move to the open debate, with speeches of around four minutes.18:16

Jack Middleton (Aberdeen Central) (SNP) SNP

I thank Patricia Gibson for securing time through the first members’ business debate of this session to raise awareness of pre-eclampsia. I think that I spea...

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab) Lab

I start by welcoming Patricia Gibson to the Parliament and thanking her for bringing this important issue to the chamber as the subject of the first members’...

Cara McKee (West Scotland) (Green) Green

I thank Patricia Gibson for securing the motion for the first members’ business debate and welcome the chance to speak about such an important issue. I take ...

Miles Briggs (Edinburgh and Lothians East) (Con) Con

I start by paying tribute to Patricia Gibson for securing the motion for debate and for campaigning on the issue over many years. In 2019, when she was a mem...

Adam Harley (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (LD) LD

I thank Patricia Gibson for bringing this important debate to the chamber and for raising awareness of pre-eclampsia. I also thank her for her powerful testi...

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark) Lab

I call Maree Todd to wind up the debate on behalf of the Scottish Government.18:35

The Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol and Drugs (Maree Todd) SNP

I welcome the opportunity to mark world pre-eclampsia day, which was held on 22 May. It is an important moment that reminds us of not only the scale of the c...

Miles Briggs Con

Today, I met a constituent who told me that, when they were pregnant, they were given their medical records to take to meetings, because no digitalised recor...

Maree Todd SNP

The pathway is clear in its intent. We want to identify women with cardiovascular risk who can be treated early. Such women are provided with a home blood pr...