(S5T-00686) followed by Public Petitions Committee Debate: PE1319 on Improving Youth Football in Scotland S5M-07801 Johann Lamont on behalf of the Public Petitions Committee: PE1319 on Improving Youth Football in Scotland That the Parliament notes public petition PE1319 on — improving youth football in Scotland. followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 4:40 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Debate on the subject of— S5M-07505 Jamie Greene: GP Recruitment in West Kilbride and Across Scotland That the — Parliament notes with concern the recent issue experienced at West Kilbride s General Practice ’ Tuesday 26 September 2017 2 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Chamber | Seòmar (GP) surgery in North Ayrshire where it understands that the practice struggled to find sufficient replacement GPs to meet its demands, which could have led to its indefinite closure; further understands that, although locums were eventually found to keep it open until at least Christmas 2017, this issue is far from resolved; believes that the management of the surgery handed back concerns over the sustainability of continuing to their GP contract earlier in summer 2017 citing “ deliver a safe and effective service as their reason for doing so; highlights what it understands ” was RCGP Scotland’s recent warning that Scotland could have a shortfall of 828 GPs across the country by 2021 and believes that this is well illustrated in the outcome of the West Kilbride practice; understands that West Kilbride is not the only area in Scotland where GP shortages have been highlighted and that other NHS boards, such as NHS Lothian, have also experienced problems with recruiting sufficient GPs; believes that interim locum solutions in staffing GP surgeries are not long-term solutions to a problem that has been highlighted to the Scottish Government on many occasions in the Parliament since the SNP administration took office, and considers that this identifies a clear lack of long-term strategy and vision over workforce planning of GP services across Scotland.