Hansard

The Deputy Presiding Officer (John Scott) Con

The final item of business is a debate on motion S4M-09752, in the name of Kenneth Gibson, on microchipping and muzzling. The debate will be concluded withou...

Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP) SNP

I thank the members who signed the motion and made this debate possible. I also thank Dogs Trust, the Kennel Club and OneKind Charity for their briefings and...

Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab) Lab

I start by thanking Kenny Gibson for securing the debate. I thank Dogs Trust for all its work campaigning for compulsory microchipping in Scotland and across...

Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP) SNP

I, too, congratulate the member on securing the debate, which is a bit of a reprise of the debate that Claire Baker secured last September, in which I also t...

The Deputy Presiding Officer Con

Mr Q has been giving your remarks his full attention. I now call Christine Grahame—sorry, Alex Fergusson, to be followed by Malcolm Chisholm.17:20

Alex Fergusson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con) Con

Christine Grahame once in the debate is quite enough, Presiding Officer.I join other members in congratulating Kenny Gibson and Dogs Trust on enabling the de...

Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (Lab) Lab

I congratulate Kenny Gibson on securing the debate. I think that it is our third debate on dogs in the past few months—my colleagues Paul Martin and Claire B...

Christine Grahame SNP

Will Malcolm Chisholm take an intervention?

Malcolm Chisholm Lab

I do not think that I have time; I am in my last minute.

The Deputy Presiding Officer Con

You can take back the time.

Christine Grahame SNP

I simply remind Malcolm Chisholm that bad though attacks in public areas are, most really bad attacks take place on private land and in homes, so leads would...

Malcolm Chisholm Lab

We cannot solve all the problems with one measure, but if we could solve the problem in public places, it would certainly make the lives of many of my and, I...

Graeme Dey (Angus South) (SNP) SNP

I begin by paying tribute to the Dogs Trust. All too often we MSPs are approached by organisations promoting an approach that they wish the Government to ado...

The Deputy Presiding Officer Con

Due to the number of members who still wish to speak in the debate, I am minded to accept a motion without notice to extend the debate by up to 30 minutes.Mo...

Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Lab) Lab

I congratulate Kenny Gibson on securing the debate. I had some concerns about the wording of the last part of his motion, which I will refer to later, but he...

Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP) SNP

I, too, congratulate my colleague Kenny Gibson on securing the debate. I am also grateful for the briefings from the Dogs Trust and OneKind that have helped ...

Jean Urquhart (Highlands and Islands) (Ind) Ind

I, too, welcome the debate and congratulate Kenneth Gibson on bringing it to the chamber.Last summer, I was invited to visit the Dogs Trust rehoming centre i...

Dennis Robertson (Aberdeenshire West) (SNP) SNP

Like other members, I congratulate both Kenneth Gibson and the Dogs Trust on bringing the debate to the chamber. My contribution to the debate is, I hope, as...

Paul Martin (Glasgow Provan) (Lab) Lab

Like others, I congratulate Kenny Gibson on his very thoughtful speech and on promoting the good work of the Dogs Trust. Indeed, I have visited my local Dogs...

The Minister for Environment and Climate Change (Paul Wheelhouse) SNP

I thank my colleague Kenneth Gibson for lodging the motion for this evening’s debate and the other colleagues who have contributed so ably to it. It is proba...