Motion text
That this House welcomes the news that a litter of nine dogs will be trained as guide dogs thanks to People’s Postcode Lottery funding; notes that it costs around £55,000 to train a puppy to become a guide dog; further notes that there are currently around 170,000 people in Scotland who are experiencing sight loss; understands that this number is expected to increase to 200,000 by 2025 which will lead to more demand for guide dogs; hopes that the number of newly trained guide dogs will continue to rise; and pays tribute to everyone who is involved at Guide Dogs Training School in Forfar and the excellent work that they undertake.
Signatures (21)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
21 May 2019
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on
22 May 2019
Penning, Sir Mike
Conservative
Signed on
22 May 2019
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 May 2019
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
22 May 2019
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 May 2019
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on
22 May 2019
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 May 2019
Farrelly, Paul
Labour
Signed on
23 May 2019
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 June 2019
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on
5 June 2019
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
5 June 2019
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
5 June 2019
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on
5 June 2019
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on
5 June 2019
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on
6 June 2019
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
6 June 2019
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
11 June 2019
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on
11 June 2019
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
17 June 2019
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on
24 July 2019
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.