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Mandatory Microchipping Of Dogs

EDM number 1487 in 2008-09, proposed by Martin Horwood on 14/05/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Animals.

That this House is concerned that over 97,000 dogs are picked up as strays by local authorities annually; congratulates Speaking Out for Animals, the animal action club at Thorpe House School, Norwich for campaigning hard to promote the mandatory microchipping of dogs as a means of reducing the huge numbers of strays and for its work to promote responsible pet ownership; commends the Dogs Trust, RSPCA and other animal charities for microchipping all dogs at point of adoption; believes that microchipping should be compulsory for all dogs at the point of sale; and urges the Government to introduce legislation on the mandatory microchipping of dogs.

This motion has been signed by a total of 53 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Martin Horwood14/05/2009CheltenhamLiberal DemocratProposed
Lindsay Hoyle14/05/2009ChorleyLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley14/05/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Adrian Sanders18/05/2009TorbayLiberal DemocratSeconded
Ann Winterton18/05/2009CongletonConservativeSeconded
Martin Linton19/05/2009BatterseaLabourSeconded
Gordon Prentice19/05/2009PendleLabourSigned
David Lepper19/05/2009Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Mike Hancock19/05/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Pelling19/05/2009Croydon CentralIndependentSigned
Paul Rowen19/05/2009RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Linda Riordan20/05/2009HalifaxLabourSigned
John Leech20/05/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis20/05/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Paul Keetch21/05/2009HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew21/05/2009StroudLabourSigned
Diane Abbott21/05/2009Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Angela Smith21/05/2009Sheffield, HillsboroughLabourSigned
Nick Harvey01/06/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell01/06/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Annette Brooke01/06/2009Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams01/06/2009ConwyLabourSigned
John Hemming01/06/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Tim Farron01/06/2009Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Mason02/06/2009Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
Andrew MacKinlay02/06/2009ThurrockLabourSigned
Janet Dean02/06/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Nicholas Winterton03/06/2009MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Chris McCafferty04/06/2009Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell08/06/2009Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Anne Main09/06/2009St AlbansConservativeSigned
Janet Anderson10/06/2009Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Andrew Rosindell11/06/2009RomfordConservativeSigned
Alan Simpson11/06/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins11/06/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer15/06/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Alan Beith16/06/2009Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Pope23/06/2009HyndburnLabourSigned
Brian Iddon29/06/2009Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Bill Etherington02/07/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Julia Goldsworthy02/07/2009Falmouth and CamborneLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Cohen07/07/2009Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Geoffrey Robinson15/07/2009Coventry North WestLabourSigned
Ann Widdecombe15/07/2009Maidstone and The WealdConservativeSigned
Mark Pritchard20/07/2009The WrekinConservativeSigned
Geraldine Smith12/10/2009Morecambe and LunesdaleLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins13/10/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Robert Marshall-Andrews13/10/2009MedwayLabourSigned
Frank Cook13/10/2009Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Malcolm Moss20/10/2009North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Susan Kramer27/10/2009Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian GibsonUnknownWithdrawn
Michael Jabez FosterUnknownWithdrawn

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