Supported by: Miles Briggs*, Bill Kidd*, Tom Mason*, Jeremy Balfour* *S5M-14214 Neil Findlay: St John s Children s Ward That the Parliament recognises that St ’ ’ — John s Hospital's children s ward has been closed to inpatients out-of-hours since 7 July 2017; ’ ’ understands that hundreds of children in West Lothian have had to be moved to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children instead of being treated at their local hospital; notes that the recent statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport gave no timescale for the reopening of a 24/7 service, and calls on the Scottish Government and NHS Lothian to provide a clear timeline for the reopening of this vital service.