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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill

  • Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2026
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-20527
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 29 January 2026

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill.


Vote

Result 69 for, 27 against, 19 abstained, 14 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • Somerville, Shirley-Anne
  • Stewart, Kevin
  • Ewing, Annabelle
  • Constance, Angela
  • Whitham, Elena
  • Dornan, James
  • Fairlie, Jim
  • Don-Innes, Natalie
  • Torrance, David
  • Macpherson, Ben
  • Nicoll, Audrey
  • Allan, Dr Alasdair
  • Maguire, Ruth
  • Roddick, Emma
  • Stevenson, Collette
  • Yousaf, Humza
  • Hepburn, Jamie
  • Dunbar, Jackie
  • Haughey, Clare
  • McMillan, Stuart
  • Doris, Bob
  • Brown, Siobhian
  • Robison, Shona
  • Dey, Graeme
  • McKee, Ivan
  • Adam, George
  • Arthur, Tom
  • McAllan, Màiri
  • Kidd, Bill
  • Robertson, Angus
  • Stewart, Kaukab
  • FitzPatrick, Joe
  • Lochhead, Richard
  • MacDonald, Gordon
  • Gibson, Kenneth
  • Minto, Jenni
  • Gougeon, Mairi
  • Gray, Neil
  • Coffey, Willie
  • Thomson, Michelle
  • Hyslop, Fiona
  • Martin, Gillian
  • McLennan, Paul
  • Tweed, Evelyn
  • Brown, Keith
  • MacGregor, Fulton
  • McNair, Marie
  • Todd, Maree
  • Callaghan, Stephanie
  • Adam, Karen
  • Adamson, Clare
  • Gilruth, Jenny
  • Mackay, Rona
  • Swinney, John
  • Beattie, Colin
  • Harper, Emma
  • Grahame, Christine
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Matheson, Michael
  • Sturgeon, Nicola
  • Forbes, Kate

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Stewart, Alexander
  • Kerr, Stephen
  • Dowey, Sharon
  • Mundell, Oliver
  • Ross, Douglas
  • Hamilton, Rachael
  • Carlaw, Jackson
  • Smith, Liz
  • Burnett, Alexander
  • Halcro Johnston, Jamie
  • McCall, Roz
  • Carson, Finlay
  • Whittle, Brian
  • Webber, Sue
  • Briggs, Miles
  • Gosal, Pam
  • Gallacher, Meghan
  • Mountain, Edward
  • Hoy, Craig
  • Findlay, Russell
  • Eagle, Tim
  • Lumsden, Douglas
  • Kerr, Liam
  • Fraser, Murdo
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Gulhane, Sandesh
  • Wells, Annie
  • White, Tess
  • Golden, Maurice

Scottish Labour

For
  • Rowley, Alex
  • Villalba, Mercedes
Against
0
Abstained
  • Sweeney, Paul
  • Duncan-Glancy, Pam
  • Sarwar, Anas
  • Bibby, Neil
  • Leonard, Richard
  • Grant, Rhoda
  • Boyack, Sarah
  • Whitfield, Martin
  • Mochan, Carol
  • Griffin, Mark
  • McNeill, Pauline
  • Baker, Claire
  • O'Kane, Paul
  • Russell, Davy
  • Johnson, Daniel
Did not vote
  • Lennon, Monica
  • Clark, Katy
  • Marra, Michael
  • Baillie, Jackie

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Harvie, Patrick
  • Slater, Lorna
  • Greer, Ross
  • Burgess, Ariane
  • Mackay, Gillian
  • Chapman, Maggie
  • Ruskell, Mark
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Independent

For
  • Mason, John
Against
0
Abstained
  • Ewing, Fergus
  • Balfour, Jeremy
  • Choudhury, Foysol
Did not vote
  • Regan, Ash
  • Smyth, Colin

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Cole-Hamilton, Alex
  • Greene, Jamie
Against
  • Rennie, Willie
  • McArthur, Liam
Abstained
  • Wishart, Beatrice
Did not vote
0

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Johnstone, Alison

Reform UK

For
0
Against
  • Simpson, Graham
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0