Scotland Session S5 Status: Introduced

SP Bill 74 — Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Scottish Parliament
  4. 4
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

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In plain language

The bill addresses the welfare of dogs in Scotland.

This bill establishes standards and regulations for the care and treatment of dogs in Scotland. It aims to improve dog welfare through various provisions.

Bill Text

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Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill — S6M-16120

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1140015
Total 1140015
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (129)
Member Party Vote
Adam, George — Yea
Adam, Karen — Yea
Adamson, Clare — Yea
Allan, Dr Alasdair — Yea
Arthur, Tom — Yea
Baillie, Jackie — Yea
Baker, Claire — Yea
Balfour, Jeremy — Yea
Beattie, Colin — Yea
Bibby, Neil — Yea
Boyack, Sarah — Yea
Briggs, Miles — Yea
Brown, Keith — Not Voting
Brown, Siobhian — Yea
Burgess, Ariane — Yea
Burnett, Alexander — Not Voting
Callaghan, Stephanie — Not Voting
Carlaw, Jackson — Not Voting
Carson, Finlay — Yea
Chapman, Maggie — Yea
Choudhury, Foysol — Yea
Clark, Katy — Yea
Coffey, Willie — Yea
Cole-Hamilton, Alex — Yea
Constance, Angela — Yea
Dey, Graeme — Yea
Don-Innes, Natalie — Yea
Doris, Bob — Yea
Dornan, James — Yea
Dowey, Sharon — Yea
Dunbar, Jackie — Yea
Duncan-Glancy, Pam — Yea
Eagle, Tim — Yea
Ewing, Annabelle — Yea
Ewing, Fergus — Yea
Fairlie, Jim — Yea
Findlay, Russell — Not Voting
FitzPatrick, Joe — Yea
Forbes, Kate — Yea
Fraser, Murdo — Yea
Gallacher, Meghan — Yea
Gibson, Kenneth — Yea
Gilruth, Jenny — Yea
Golden, Maurice — Yea
Gosal, Pam — Yea
Gougeon, Mairi — Yea
Grahame, Christine — Yea
Grant, Rhoda — Yea
Gray, Neil — Yea
Greene, Jamie — Yea
Greer, Ross — Yea
Griffin, Mark — Yea
Gulhane, Sandesh — Yea
Halcro Johnston, Jamie — Yea
Hamilton, Rachael — Yea
Harper, Emma — Yea
Harvie, Patrick — Yea
Haughey, Clare — Yea
Hepburn, Jamie — Yea
Hoy, Craig — Yea
Hyslop, Fiona — Yea
Johnson, Daniel — Not Voting
Johnstone, Alison — Not Voting
Kerr, Liam — Not Voting
Kerr, Stephen — Yea
Kidd, Bill — Yea
Lennon, Monica — Yea
Leonard, Richard — Yea
Lochhead, Richard — Yea
Lumsden, Douglas — Yea
MacDonald, Gordon — Yea
MacGregor, Fulton — Yea
Mackay, Gillian — Yea
Mackay, Rona — Yea
Macpherson, Ben — Yea
Maguire, Ruth — Yea
Marra, Michael — Not Voting
Martin, Gillian — Yea
Mason, John — Yea
Matheson, Michael — Yea
McAllan, Màiri — Yea
McArthur, Liam — Yea
McCall, Roz — Yea
McKee, Ivan — Yea
McKelvie, Christina — Yea
McLennan, Paul — Yea
McMillan, Stuart — Yea
McNair, Marie — Yea
McNeill, Pauline — Yea
Minto, Jenni — Yea
Mochan, Carol — Yea
Mountain, Edward — Yea
Mundell, Oliver — Yea
Nicoll, Audrey — Yea
O'Kane, Paul — Yea
Regan, Ash — Yea
Rennie, Willie — Yea
Robertson, Angus — Not Voting
Robison, Shona — Yea
Roddick, Emma — Yea
Ross, Douglas — Not Voting
Rowley, Alex — Yea
Ruskell, Mark — Yea
Sarwar, Anas — Not Voting
Simpson, Graham — Yea
Slater, Lorna — Yea
Smith, Liz — Not Voting
Smyth, Colin — Yea
Somerville, Shirley-Anne — Yea
Stevenson, Collette — Yea
Stewart, Alexander — Yea
Stewart, Kaukab — Not Voting
Stewart, Kevin — Yea
Sturgeon, Nicola — Yea
Sweeney, Paul — Yea
Swinney, John — Not Voting
Thomson, Michelle — Yea
Todd, Maree — Yea
Torrance, David — Yea
Tweed, Evelyn — Yea
Villalba, Mercedes — Yea
Webber, Sue — Yea
Wells, Annie — Yea
White, Tess — Yea
Whitfield, Martin — Yea
Whitham, Elena — Yea
Whittle, Brian — Yea
Wishart, Beatrice — Yea
Yousaf, Humza — Yea

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