That the Parliament thanks the MS Society for its work in conducting a new study, which has reportedly discovered that the number of people living in Scotland, including in Kirkcaldy, with multiple sclerosis (MS) has increased by 10%, and that the latest MS prevalence figure for Scotland is now estimated to be more than 17,000, which is higher than the 2019 figure of 15,000; understands that the sharp rise is thought to be due to a combination of factors, including better diagnosis and people with MS living longer, rather than simply an increase in the risk of developing MS, and that the new data shows that there are now estimated to be more than 150,000 people living with MS across the whole of the UK, up from an estimated 130,000; further understands that 73% of people with MS in Scotland are female, meaning that almost three times as many females live with the condition compared with males, and that people are most likely to be diagnosed in their 30s and 40s but that MS can affect people of all ages, ethnic backgrounds and genders, and notes the belief that this new data highlights the need for further investment into neurological services to support those with MS, particularly given reports that the UK currently ranks 44 out of 45 European nations for the number of neurologists for each person with a neurological condition.