Early Day Motions

GUIDE DOGS TRAINING

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2413: tabled on 21 May 2019

Tabled in the 2017-19 session.

This motion has been signed by 21 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

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.

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
Edinburgh West
Primary
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on 22 May 2019
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Penning, Sir Mike
Conservative
Signed on 22 May 2019
Hemel Hempstead
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 22 May 2019
Glasgow Central
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 22 May 2019
Strangford
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 22 May 2019
Dundee West

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 22 May 2019
Coventry South
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 22 May 2019
Glasgow South West
Farrelly, Paul
Labour
Signed on 23 May 2019
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 June 2019
Livingston
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 5 June 2019
Knowsley
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 June 2019
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 June 2019
North East Fife
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 5 June 2019
North Down
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 5 June 2019
North Tyneside
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on 6 June 2019
Edinburgh North and Leith
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 6 June 2019
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 11 June 2019
Easington
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 11 June 2019
Birmingham, Hall Green
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 17 June 2019
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on 24 July 2019
Bolton North East

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.