Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 09 June 2026 [Draft]
09 Jun 2026 · S7 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
World Pre-eclampsia Day 2026
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 records of such conditions were kept. One of my biggest concerns is that, in a successful pregnancy, the health of the baby is the key concern of all involved, but what work is the Government undertaking to ensure that women are aware of future health implications? Many people are not aware of the future health implications and still see pre-eclampsia as a condition that affects only the period before, during and after birth.
In the same item of business
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...